WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:
CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding Meta reaching a landmark settlement with attorneys general from 52 U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia, agreeing to pay more than $17 billion in penalties and make major changes to its products, Facebook and Instagram, over claims it endangers children with addictive social media platforms:
"Time and time again, we have heard how Meta, one of the world's biggest companies, consistently chooses profits and growth over people and safety.
"This needs to stop. While this is a landmark settlemen...