State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giantβs new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.
Smoking used to be everywhere, the way Facebook, TikTok, Snap, YouTube and Instagram are now. Society decided to break the habit, but it took a long time.
Across the country, parents described feeling some validation after the landmark $17.1 billion settlement. But they also felt skeptical that much of anything will change.
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