Child-safety measures, $117.1M from $17.1B Meta settlement coming to Alabama

(The Center Square) – Child-safety measures for children and $117.1 million from a $17.1 billion settlement are coming to Alabama from Meta, owner of the Facebook and Instagram platforms.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg was spared a spot on the stand to tell jurors his side in a California federal court. Thirty-two states sued in October 2023. All totaled since, various claims are resolved for 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.