Opinion: Meta’s $16M down payment for harm done to Alaska’s kids is a win, but now we must pass KOSA

Opinion: Meta’s $16M down payment for harm done to Alaska’s kids is a win, but now we must pass KOSA

Alaska will receive roughly $16 million as part of a $17 billion multistate settlement holding Meta accountable for designing Instagram and Facebook to be addictive to kids. The funds (some estimates put the number closer to $21 million) will go toward enforcement, education and mental health treatment and research, paid out over nine years.

Source: Must Read Alaska

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