{
  "id": 1695956,
  "title": "Is Meta deliberately making children addicted to its social media platforms?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/is-meta-deliberately-making-children-addicted-to-its-social-media",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:49:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/is-meta-deliberately-making-children-addicted-to-its-social-media-platforms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Social media giant Meta, is set to defend itself in a landmark trial. They are accused of knowingly and deliberately designing features which get children under the age of 13 addicted to its platforms. Story by Delano D'Souza.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}