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Meta settlement payout could approach $18 billion amid weak free cash flow

Meta Platforms’ youth-safety settlement is described as approaching a maximum payout near $18 billion. The company’s latest quarterly free cash flow is cited at $784 million, alongside the shares at $593.745.

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Meta Platforms NASDAQ:META, the Facebook and Instagram owner, drew fresh investor attention Wednesday as its shares stood at $593.745 and its youth-safety settlement approached $18 billion.

Put that number beside Meta's latest quarterly free cash flow, and the scale hits hard: the maximum payout eq…