Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All

In addition to sending billions of dollars to states, Meta will make substantive changes to its platforms as part of a landmark settlement.

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  1. Top 3 Largest Tech Antitrust Fines: Google holds the top two largest antitrust fines from the EU, with €4.125 billion for Android and €2.42 billion for its shopping service, followed by Intel's €1.06 billion fine.
  2. Top 3 Largest Data Privacy Fines: The largest data privacy fine was Facebook's $5 billion FTC penalty in 2019, followed by Meta's $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in 2024, and Google's $1.375 billion settlement with Texas in 2025.
  3. Top 3 Largest Corporate Settlements: Meta's $17.1 billion social media harms settlement is among the largest corporate settlements, trailing BP's $20 billion Deepwater Horizon settlement and exceeding WorldCom's $11 billion accounting fraud settlement.

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