Facebook owner condemned as 'public nuisance' and ordered to pay $942m over harm to children

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Facebook owner condemned as 'public nuisance' and ordered to pay $942m over harm to children

Sky News Technology · Aug 7, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC

Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been ordered to pay $567m (£421m) to address the harm caused to children on its platforms.

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