JONATHAN TURLEY: Social media addiction will easily outlast Meta's massive multibillion-dollar settlement

It is not every day that a company can settle a case for over $17 billion and celebrate. However, Meta’s proposed settlement of claims brought by a coalition originally led by 29 states on Wednesday is a remarkably good deal for a company facing potential penalties that Meta estimated could reach $1.4 trillion and years of litigation. In the end, the company may not even take a loss from the litigation.

The proposed settlement ends the states’ federal case (but not the wider wave of litigation)...