# Meta reaches $18 billion settlement Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/kim-komando-daily-tech-update-348854/meta-reaches-18-billion-settlement Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/kim-komando-daily-tech-update-348854/meta-reaches-18-billion-settlement.md Podcast: [Kim Komando Daily Tech Update](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kim-komando-daily-tech-update-348854) Published: 2026-08-27T11:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/WSMM1858151576.mp3 Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/WSMM1858151576.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kim-komando-daily-tech-update-348854/episodes/meta-reaches-18-billion-settlement Duration seconds: 772 ## Resource Meta just settled a case about social media harming kids. Plus, Marissa’s best friend of 15 years stole her newborn’s pictures. Passed the kid off as her own to strangers online. Even faking a birth story. We talk to Marissa about the fallout and the rise of “digital kidnapping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kim-komando-daily-tech-update-348854/episodes/meta-reaches-18-billion-settlement/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/kim-komando-daily-tech-update-348854/meta-reaches-18-billion-settlement.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.