Meta's $18bn US Settlement Puts Ireland's Big Tech Regulator Role Under the Microscope

Meta has settled a landmark case brought by 29 US states, agreeing to pay nearly $17 billion and impose daily usage limits on its platforms to make them less addictive. This is the largest settlement of its kind, following a Los Angeles court ruling in March that found Meta and YouTube liable for harming users through deliberately designed addictive features. A New Mexico court had previously ordered Meta to pay $567 million for creating a "public nuisance" that harmed...