根据Meta周三发布的第三季度财报，该公司不得不支付98.9亿美元，用于履行其与美国各州检察长达成的儿童安全和解协议中的一部分款项。财报称，若无该和解，Meta的运营收入本应达到228.9亿美元。
Meta had to shell out $9.89 billion to pay for a chunk of the child safety settlement it reached with US attorneys general. That's according to the company's third-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday, which says Meta's income from operations would have been $22.89 billion without the settlement.
8月，Meta同意支付171亿美元，以了结一项大规模全国性诉讼。该诉讼指控Meta通过设计使其社交媒体平台具有“成瘾性”，从而危害儿童。如果YouTube和TikTok为儿童实施更严格的设置和保护措施，Meta仅需支付其中的53亿美元，这也是Meta同意为之的部分条款……
In August, Meta agreed to pay $17.1 billion to settle a massive nationwide lawsuit that claimed the company harmed children by making its social media platforms "addictive" by design. It will also only pay $5.3 billion of this amount if YouTube and TikTok implement stricter settings and safeguards for kids, which Meta also agreed to as par …