He beat Big Tobacco. Will the same playbook work against Meta and social media? — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/he-beat-big-tobacco-will-the-same-playbook-work-against-meta-and-social-mediaContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Meta reaches $17.1 billion settlement over social media impacthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/he-beat-big-tobacco-will-the-same-playbook-work-against-meta-and-social-mediahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/he-beat-big-tobacco-will-the-same-playbook-work-against-meta-and-social-media#u53209Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:51:01 +0000Meta has agreed to a $17.1 billion settlement to resolve claims regarding its social media platforms. The deal includes financial payouts to states, such as over $300 million for Ohio, and mandates new restrictions for teenage users on Instagram and Facebook. While some view the agreement as a starting point for regulation, a former Meta researcher argues the amount is insufficient to address what they describe as addiction machines. The settlement follows legal strategies previously used to win cases against the tobacco industry.Why it mattersThe legal action targets the psychological effects