Meta will pay about $17 billion to settle claims that Facebook and Instagram were built to hook kids — a win for the states that sued, and a cheap escape for Meta compared with what it faced.

• Hawaii and 46 other states argued Meta designed its apps to addict children, misled users about safety, and collected kids' personal data.
• Hawaii's share could reach $76 million; Attorney General Lopez says the deal forces real changes, not just a payout.
• Meta has to add daily time limits for young users, nighttime blocks, muted notifications during school hours, and no beauty filters.
• The settlement ends all state and federal suits and spares Mark Zuckerberg from testifying at another trial.
• The payout is small next to the $1.4 trillion in damages Meta risked if it had lost the federal case.

Outlook: Pressure now shifts to TikTok and YouTube, which still face their own lawsuits and are being pushed to adopt similar rules.