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Meta reaches $16.68bn settlement over social media harms

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims by states across the US that it designed those platforms to addict children, misled consumers about their safety and improperly collected children's personal data.

Meta reaches $16.68bn settlement over social media harms

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"9 to 5" musical audience gasped at news of Dolly Parton's death

Audience members at a stage performance of "9 to 5: The Musical" in the U.K. were heard gasping aloud at the news of Dolly Parton's death Tuesday.

  • Audience gasped at Dolly Parton's death announcement
  • Karla Tracey portrayed Parton in musical adaptation
  • Parton, country music icon, died at 80

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