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Meta settles social media case for $16.68B; new PC game announced

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Meta has agreed to a settlement of up to $16.68 billion in a California federal court trial. The case involved claims brought by 29 states concerning social media practices. Separately, a new PC game titled "Hollywood Hustle: A Prop Collector Simulator" has been announced by publisher Maximum Entertainment and developer Woodpile. AI

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Meta settles social media case for $16.68B; new PC game announced

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Meta agrees to pay up to $16.68bn to settle social media case The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by 29 stat

    📰 Meta agrees to pay up to $16.68bn to settle social media case The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by 29 states. 📰 Source: BBC News 🔗 Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd68q3wynnqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss # AI # Art…

    LINKS bbc.co.uk/…/cd68q3wynnqo
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Hollywood Hustle: A Prop Collector Simulator announced for PC Publisher Maximum Entertainment and developer Woodpile have announced Hollywood Hustle: A Prop C

    📰 Hollywood Hustle: A Prop Collector Simulator announced for PC Publisher Maximum Entertainment and developer Woodpile have announced Hollywood Hustle: A Prop Collector Simulator, a … 📰 Source: Gematsu 🔗 Link: https://www.gematsu.com/2026/08/hollywood-hustle-a-prop-collector-simu…

    LINKS gematsu.com/…/hollywood-hustle-a-prop-col…

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