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  "id": 1723883,
  "title": "Meta Stares Down Trillion-Dollar Threat as Landmark Social Media Trial Begins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/meta-stares-down-trillion-dollar-threat-as-landmark-social-media-1723883",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:47:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
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    "url": "https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/08/18/881989.htm"
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  "summary": "Meta Platforms Inc. is headed to court Tuesday for a high-stakes showdown with a coalition of state attorneys general over claims that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to encourage compulsive use among young users. In a case that …",
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        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Meta stares down trillion-dollar threat as landmark social media trial begins",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/meta-stares-down-trillion-dollar-threat-as-landmark-social-media",
        "published": "2026-08-18T01:06:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "Meta stares down trillion-dollar threat as landmark social media trial begins",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/meta-stares-down-trillion-dollar-threat-as-landmark-social-media-1722311",
        "published": "2026-08-18T13:25:28.000Z"
      }
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