On August 26, 2026, Meta Platforms, Inc. and a coalition of state attorneys general filed a proposed Consent Judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, resolving claims brought in In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 3047, Case Nos. 4:22-md-03047-YGR and 4:23-cv-05448-YGR). The States alleged that Meta used Facebook and Instagram to entice, engage, and ensnare youth and teens, and that Meta violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) through its collection and use of data from young users.
Under the settlement, Meta commits to daily time limits and nighttime-use blocks for teen users, enhanced age assurance measures, restrictions on age-inappropriate content, additional parental control tools, and monetary payments to the settling states, alongside the injunctive terms detailed in the full judgment below.
For context on what this settlement means for schools and families, read Dr. Jill Johnson’s letter, “The Meta Settlement & What Comes Next for Kids & Schools.”
Meta and State AGs’ Consent Judgment (Full Text, PDF)
Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California — MDL No. 3047, Case Nos. 4:22-md-03047-YGR / 4:23-cv-05448-YGR.