# Meta To Pay Billions For Addicting Kids

An episode of [Amanpour](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1060761517), 27 Aug 2026, 54 min.

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Meta has agreed to pay $18 billion after dozens of states sued the company for designing its platforms to be addictive. Former Meta employee and whistleblower Arturo Bejar was a key witness in this case, and Lori Schott is a mother from Colorado who lost her daughter to social media addiction. They join the show to discuss. Also on today's show: Christiane reflects on the death of Ratko Mladić; Rose Horowitch, Staff Writer, The Atlantic, musician Susanna Hoffs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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