Research conducted by Perplexity AI using the following sources:

• Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle US lawsuits over children's social media addiction
• Meta reaches $18 billion settlement over teen social media addiction
• Meta settles landmark state child harm claims for $18 billion
• Meta settles social media addiction claims for up to $18 billion
• Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children
• Meta settles with states in landmark social media addiction case
• Meta settles social media addiction case with California, other states for $16.7 billion