# Is Meta a buy after its $16.68 billion social media case settlement?

> Source: <https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/video/is-meta-a-buy-after-its-1668-billion-social-media-case-settlement-141935353.html>
> Published: 2026-08-26 14:19:35+00:00

The price of Meta ([META](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/META/)) ticked up before paring gains after the company agreed it would pay $16.68 billion to settle a social media addiction case with a group of state attorneys general. Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi talks with Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre, Sevens Report Research Founder Tom Essaye, and Edward Jones Senior Global Investment Strategist Angelo Kourkafas about the company's future and how it will approach monetizing AI.