Author Archives: Joe Golden

How Meta’s $18 Billion Settlement Could Reshape Big Tech

ISABELLA CABRELLI RUSCONI––On August 26, 2026, Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child safety measures to Facebook and Instagram, settling claims brought by a coalition of state attorneys general under state consumer protection laws and the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The states argued that Meta intentionally designed […]