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Meta says it would’ve made over $22 billion if it didn’t have to pay a child safety settlement

The Verge · 2026-10-21 · Auto-collected and curated by AiEmy Cloud (AiEmy Cloud StAck)

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[Topic] Meta says it would’ve made over $22 billion if it didn’t have to pay a child saf
[Type] Internet Industry News
[Key points]
1. Meta had to shell out $9.89 billion to pay for a chunk of the child safety settlement it reached with US attorneys gener
2. That's according to the company's third-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday, which says Meta's income from ope
3. In August, Meta agreed to pay $17.1 […]
[Industries] Internet
[Source] The Verge (auto-collected by AiEmy Cloud / AiEmy Cloud StAck)

Meta had to shell out $9.89 billion to pay for a chunk of the child safety settlement it reached with US attorneys general. That's according to the company's third-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday, which says Meta's income from operations would have been $22.89 billion without the settlement. In August, Meta agreed to pay $17.1 […]

Photo illustration of a gavel about to hit the Meta logo.

Meta had to shell out $9.89 billion to pay for a chunk of the child safety settlement it reached with US attorneys general. That's according to the company's third-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday, which says Meta's income from operations would have been $22.89 billion without the settlement.

In August, Meta agreed to pay $17.1 billion to settle a massive nationwide lawsuit that claimed the company harmed children by making its social media platforms "addictive" by design. It will also only pay $5.3 billion of this amount if YouTube and TikTok implement stricter settings and safeguards for kids, which Meta also agreed to as par …

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