Meta Reports Q3 Revenue of $64.60 Billion Amid Large Legal Settlements
Meta's third-quarter earnings report reveals a significant impact from legal liabilities, specifically a $9.89 billion payment toward a child safety settlement with U.S. attorneys general. The company noted that its income from operations would have reached $22.89 billion had these settlement costs not been incurred. This follows an August agreement where Meta committed to paying up to $17.1 billion to resolve claims regarding addictive platform designs. Despite these massive legal outflows and a recent $25 billion court order related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Meta reported total revenue of $64.60 billion. CEO Mark Zuckerberg attributed the strong core business performance to significant investments in artificial intelligence, stating that the company is making progress toward delivering personal superintelligence.
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