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Meta to pay $942M penalty over harm caused to children on its platforms

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Meta to pay $942M penalty over harm caused to children on its platforms

The ruling is another setback for Meta, which faces an avalanche of lawsuits from thousands of families of children harmed by social media

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The ruling is another setback for Meta, which faces an avalanche of lawsuits from thousands of families of children harmed by social media

The ruling is in addition to $375m in fines Meta was already ordered to pay in the case, for a total of $942m.

BBC News reported the story as "Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant." The Independent reported the story as "Meta to pay $1bn for harming children with Facebook and Instagram."

2 sources have covered this story, including The Independent and BBC News. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 day ago.

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