Kansas to Receive $134 Million in Transformative Meta Settlement

The Kansas City Globe e-Edition
  • The parent company of Instagram and Facebook agreed to settle a nationwide lawsuit by paying up to $17.1 billion and implementing safety features on its platforms to protect children. (Photo by Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector)
    The parent company of Instagram and Facebook agreed to settle a nationwide lawsuit by paying up to $17.1 billion and implementing safety features on its platforms to protect children. (Photo by Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector)

    The parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram agreed to one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in American history, paying $17.1 billion to most U.S. states and territories and promising to implement sweeping safety features to protect kids.

    Kansas Attorney Gen- eral Kris Kobach said Wednesday the state’s $134 million portion of the settlement with Meta “mark…