Meta Settlement Toolkit + Messaging

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The Meta settlement creates a major opportunity to turn accountability into meaningful investment in young people. Fund IRL has developed practical tools, messaging, and shareable resources to help partners and advocates amplify the moment, engage their networks, and help ensure funds intended to address harms to young people support youth well-being.

Use these core messages in posts, newsletters, outreach, and conversations:

  • Money recovered because young people were harmed should make a meaningful difference in young people’s lives.
  • Settlement funds intended to address youth harms can support mental health, afterschool and summer programs, mentoring, sports, arts, outdoor experiences and other opportunities that help young people connect, belong and thrive.
  • Young people, families and community organizations should have a meaningful voice in how youth-focused investments are shaped.
  • Clear guardrails, transparency and accountability are essential to making sure resources reach young people and strengthen youth well-being.

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Raising your voice will help make this moment matter for decades to come. That looks like 1, Reaching out to your state leaders; 2, Sharing your stories; 3, Amplifying content online to help reach more people and decision makers.

Messaging to Adapt

Sample Post:

Social media settlement funds create an opportunity to invest directly in youth well-being. These resources can strengthen mental health supports, youth programs, and real-life opportunities that help young people connect, belong, and thrive.

Join Fund IRL to ensure the social media settlement funds are used to help expand the things families want more young people to have access to: trusted adults, mental health support, afterschool and summer programs, mentoring, sports, arts, outdoor experiences and places to belong.

Help make sure young people feel the impact. Learn more: https://fundirl.org/home/fundirl-statement-on-meta-lawsuit-settlement/.

Young people should feel the impact of this settlement in their real lives. As states decide how youth-focused settlement funds are used, there is a chance to invest in what young people already count on: trusted adults, mental health supports, afterschool and summer programs, mentoring, sports, arts and more.

You know what works in your community. Bring that knowledge forward. Help make sure youth-serving organizations and young people have a voice in what comes next. Learn more and join us: https://fundirl.org/home/fundirl-statement-on-meta-lawsuit-settlement/.

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Our responsibility doesn’t end with holding social media companies accountable. We also have to think carefully about what repair looks like for young people. As settlement resources become available, I believe funds intended to address harms to young people should be invested in their well-being.

That means supporting mental health, afterschool and summer programs, mentoring, sports, arts and other opportunities that help young people build strong relationships and thrive in real life. It also means listening to young people and families as decisions are made, and making sure there is transparency and accountability around where the money goes.

This is an important opportunity to get the next step right. Learn more about Fund IRL’s guidance: https://fundirl.org/home/fundirl-statement-on-meta-lawsuit-settlement/.

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If money is being recovered because young people were harmed, young people should benefit from what comes next. That could mean more access to mental health support, afterschool and summer programs, mentors, sports, arts, outdoor experiences and safe places to connect in real life.

Parents and young people know what support looks like day to day. Their voices should be part of the decisions being made now.

Speak up. Share this with other families. Help keep young people at the center. Learn more about what the Meta Settlement means for youth wellbeing and programming in our country: https://fundirl.org/home/fundirl-statement-on-meta-lawsuit-settlement/.

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Ways to Activate

How you can activate to support impact and quick wins:

Join Fund IRL: Review the Fund IRL member guidelines and Fund IRL Guiding principles.

  • For National Organizations, Reach out to hello@fundirl.org to join Fund IRL.
  • For States + Communities, If you are a state or local organization, find and reach out to your state coordinator.

Amplify alongside State Coordinators: In partnership with your state coordinator, connect with your state AGs and leaders: Ask where the settlement money is going.

Bring young people + lived experience into the conversation: Share stories, perspectives, photos, videos, and ideas. If your organization already helps young people speak with policymakers or advocate for change, put those channels to work. Share Your Story + Use This Customizable Graphic.

Help spread the word: Talk about this moment with your network. Share a post, write a newsletter, contact local media, speak with community leaders, or start a conversation with other parents and advocates. Use These Pre-Drafted Messages + Shareable Graphics.

Mobilize with Fund IRL: Bring others in – keep speaking up! Make noise on your social media and in your community. Tag #FundIRL and follow Fund IRL on LinkedIn.