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Still, Moore said it's important to develop proposed settlement language to ensure that litigators are going after the most
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As a central figure who helped negotiate the blockbuster $246 billion tobacco master settlement in 1998, Mike Moore sees the writing on the wall for Meta and its social media rivals like TikTok and Google's YouTube.
Key facts
- As a central figure who helped negotiate the blockbuster $246 billion tobacco master settlement in 1998, Mike Moore sees the writing on the wall for Meta and its social media rivals like TikTok
- Cigarettes are cigarettes," said Jonathan Caulkins, a professor of public policy at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College
- The Attention Initiative was created by 22-year-old Josh Jacobs
- Among them is a case involving Snap in New Mexico, where state AG Raul Torrez, a board member with the Truth Initiative, is leading a child-sexual exploitation lawsuit
Summary
Moore was the Mississippi attorney general leading the charge against Big Tobacco. As co-leader of Attention Initiative, a newly created nonprofit, Moore told CNBC he sees the opportunity for a grand settlement that involves a wider swath of companies and impactful remedies, including a permanent national public education fund to "reduce the number of young people who fall prey to the addiction and the many harms it has caused. Meta agreed to changes including daily usage limits and "nighttime blocks" for teenagers who use the company's apps, "enhanced age assurance measures" that would prevent children from using them, and the creation of additional tools for parents and guardians.