# Meta says it would’ve made over $22 billion if it didn’t have to pay a child safety settlement

- Source: The Verge
- Published: 2026-10-21T20:46:56+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1015877/meta-q3-2026-earnings-child-safety-settlement
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/meta-says-it-would-ve-made-over-22-billion-if-it-didn-t-have-to-pay-a--7120f7/

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. In August, Meta agreed to pay $17.1 […]

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