Meta pays $18 billion for hooking kids, plus the farm that turned down $26 million

Meta agreed to pay $18 billion. It’s the largest settlement of its kind, over claims the company built Facebook and Instagram to hook children on purpose.

Lori Schott knows exactly why that matters. She lost her daughter Annalee to suicide in 2020 after social media consumed her life. Lori has spent every year since fighting to get platforms, and parents, to change. Her story will stop you cold.

Plus, a Kentucky family turned down $26 million from an AI data center for their 200-year-old farm. Their answer? They’re waiting for Jesus. (Seriously.)

And two viral TikToks worth your time. Maria spotted a security camera right outside her exam room. At a gynecologist’s office. Yikes. B.D. watched his Shake Shack order get more expensive in real time. Why? He didn’t tip at the kiosk. That video is past 4 million views. Milkshakes bring all the fees to the yard.

Also this hour: An Amazon drone drops a package in a swimming pool, scammers clone EBT cards at checkout, your router can sense you moving through your house and a $25 antenna gets you football without a cable bill.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN:

0:00 An Amazon drone dropped a package in the swimming pool. 

3:53 Flock drones chase cars on their own. 

8:25 Meta to pay $18 billion in social media addiction lawsuit. 

23:09 Scammers clone EBT cards at checkout. 

14:34 Mother’s fight against Meta. 

26:00 Can you use AI as a fitness coach?