{
  "id": 1219085,
  "title": "US states seek $200 billion penalty in blockbuster Meta lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/us-states-seek-200-billion-penalty-in-blockbuster-meta-lawsuit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T06:25:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/us-states-seek-200-billion-penalty-in-blockbuster-meta-lawsuit/articleshow/133271047.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A coalition of US states will seek around $200 billion in damages against Meta, which they accuse of intentionally designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for children, when a landmark trial kicks off on Tuesday. A coalition of states sued Meta in 2023 for allegedly designing addictive features for kids in its apps and violating state laws.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}