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The outcome of Meta's $17-billion settlement

Meta will pay $17 billion to settle a landmark social media case with several U.S. states. The company will also put new guardrails on its platforms after four state attorneys general argued its websites and apps were designed to make children addicted to them.

Lauren Feiner, senior policy reporter at The Verge, joins us to discuss.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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