Mark Zuckerberg offered Andrew Tulloch a contract worth up to $1.5 billion over six years to return to Meta, including bonuses and stock options. ^[1] Arturo Bejar, a former Facebook safety employee and key witness in the case, told Politico that the $17 billion settlement with US states does not go far enough to protect children from social media harm. ^[2] Andrew Tulloch announced his return to Meta in October 2025, two months after initially rejecting the $1.5 billion offer. ^[3] Andrew Tulloch, a former Meta engineer and co-founder of Thinking Machines Lab, initially rejected the $1.5 billion offer. ^[4] Thinking Machines Lab, founded by Mira Murati and Andrew Tulloch, was a target of Meta's acquisition efforts in August 2025. ^[5] Arturo Bejar said in an interview published on Monday that he had spoken to around 40 bereaved parents and that social media had played a meaningful role in their children's deaths. ^[6] Arturo Bejar stated that the settlement's proposed changes would not have saved one of the lives lost if they had been in place. ^[7] The settlement announced during a federal trial resolves claims by California and 28 other states that Meta deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram platforms to keep minors hooked and misled the public about the risks. ^[8]