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The Meta settlement is a product spec written by attorneys general
Two-hour caps, school-hour mutes, pauses at 15 minutes. That is not a fine. That is a design review with a price tag.
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Two-hour caps, school-hour mutes, pauses at 15 minutes. That is not a fine. That is a design review with a price tag.
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