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DVIDS - Georgia

Army Brig. Gen. Joseph “Clete” Goetz II relinquished command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Pacific Ocean Division on Aug. 24, stepping down as the 35th commander and division engineer.

Georgia Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division

August 26, 2026 ATLANTA, GA – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. – the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside the Big Tobacco...

DVIDS - Georgia

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – For Joseph “Joe” Fentress, a safety manager with the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, a 45-day deployment to Saipan offered something that can sometimes be difficult to find from an office in Alabama: the...

State of Rhode Island Attorney General

Published on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Attorney General Neronha today joined a coalition of 47 States and D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in announcing a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc....

Governor of State of Hawaii

STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL KA ʻOIHANA O KA LOIO KUHINA ANNE LOPEZ ATTORNEY GENERAL LOIO KUHINA ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ ANNOUNCES LARGEST BIG TECH SETTLEMENT IN...

State of Alaska Department of Law

Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook August 26, 2026 (Anchorage, AK) - Today, Attorney General Mills announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms,...

State of Maine Office of Governor

August 26, 2026 Augusta, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement regarding the announcement of a landmark settlement between technology and social media conglomerate Meta and 47 states — including Maine — and D.C., Puerto Rico,...

State of Maine Office of Governor

August 26, 2026 Augusta, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement regarding the announcement of a landmark settlement between technology and social media conglomerate Meta and 47 states — including Maine — and D.C., Puerto Rico,...

Pennsylvania Attorney General

Settlement with the social media titan was reached amidst a civil trial regarding Meta’s alleged failures to protect its young users HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania, as part of a multistate coalition, has...

Governor of State of Hawaii

STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL KA ʻOIHANA O KA LOIO KUHINA ANNE LOPEZ ATTORNEY GENERAL LOIO KUHINA ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ ANNOUNCES LARGEST BIG TECH SETTLEMENT IN...

Washington State Office of Attorney General

Meta to pay up to $17 billion and implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced today a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc., to end litigation...

Idaho Office of Attorney General

Home Newsroom AG Labrador Delivers Largest Big Tech Settlement in History for Child Protection Against Facebook, Instagram BOISE, ID – Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced today a staggering $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta...

Utah Office of the Attorney General

SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 26, 2026)—Utah today announced a landmark $12.2 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will force sweeping changes to how Instagram and Facebook are built for children and teens once issued by the court.

Missouri Attorney General

Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Attorney General Hanaway announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. – one of...

Governor of Utah

Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook with Independent Oversight SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 26, 2026)—Utah today announced a landmark $12.2 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will force sweeping changes to how Instagram...

Attorney General of Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing that he and 50 other attorneys general have reached a settlement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, resolving litigation regarding the...

Office of the Attorney General - Washington D.C.

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta). It is the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside of the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. The...

State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General

Meta to Make Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook and Pay Up to $17 Billion DES MOINES—Today, Attorney General Brenna Bird announced a landmark $17.1 billion-dollar multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.—one of the...

Alabama Office of the Attorney General

For Immediate Release: August 26, 2026 For press inquiries only, contact: Amanda Priest (334) 322-5694 William Califf (334) 604-3230 (Montgomery, Ala) – Attorney General Steve Marshall today announced a landmark $117,103,721 settlement with Meta...

South Dakota Attorney General's Office

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026 Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878 PIERRE, S.D. – Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota will receive a minimum of $52,612,676 as its share in a landmark $17.1...