In “The Anxious Generation,” the sociologist laid out the evils of social media for kids. The landmark Meta settlement seems to agree.

The social networking giant projected it could spend $10 billion annually on Anthropic’s tools, illustrating the friend-foe relationships underlying the A.I. race.

The tech giant’s landmark deal with states over teen use of social media may cost the company less than expected. It may hurt rivals more.

The Silicon Valley company agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties as part of a landmark settlement with states over social media addiction claims.

Adam Mosseri testified in a case brought by states that claim the Meta-owned app created addictive features to hook young users.

The case was the third of nine major personal injury cases that could expose Meta, YouTube, Snap and TikTok to financial damages and force them to change the designs of their platforms.