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  "title": "US states take on Meta in pivotal trial over child social media addiction claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/us-states-take-on-meta-in-pivotal-trial-over-child-social-media",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-18T07:00:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/18/meta-child-safety-addiction-lawsuit-states"
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  "summary": "State attorneys general allege that tech company intentionally designed addictive products that harm young people More than half of the states in the US have joined together in an unprecedented lawsuit against Meta that goes to trial on Tuesday, accusing the parent company of Instagram and Facebook of deliberately designing addictive products that lured in young people and caused them harm. The…",
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/states-take-meta-to-trial-in-california-in-the-biggest-fight-yet-over-1416687",
        "published": "2026-08-17T04:23:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC Technology",
        "title": "Meta faces ‘astronomical’ consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/meta-faces-astronomical-consequences-as-legal-fight-reaches-critical",
        "published": "2026-08-17T12:00:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Slashdot",
        "title": "Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Reckoning In Latest Trial Over Social Media Addiction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/meta-faces-1-4-trillion-reckoning-in-latest-trial-over-social-media",
        "published": "2026-08-17T20:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "SiliconANGLE",
        "title": "Meta faces mammoth fine in landmark social media trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/meta-faces-mammoth-fine-in-landmark-social-media-trial",
        "published": "2026-08-18T01:15:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "Meta faces trial over teen addiction, child data claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/meta-faces-trial-over-teen-addiction-child-data-claims",
        "published": "2026-08-18T03:56:14.000Z"
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