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  "id": 17263856,
  "title": "Meta settles with second plaintiff during trial over social media addiction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/meta-settles-with-second-plaintiff-during-trial-over-social-media",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T17:21:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6184364-meta-snap-social-media-addiction-trial/"
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  "summary": "Meta settled a social media addiction lawsuit with an 18-year-old plaintiff on Friday, avoiding its next bellwether trial, which began jury selection this week. The case, filed by a woman from Mississippi dubbed \"K.D.B.,\" alleged her use of Instagram and Snapchat as a child worsened her mental health and contributed to her eating disorder, suicidal...",
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "UK probes Meta over 'exploitative' new terms for media as global pushback mounts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/uk-probes-meta-over-exploitative-new-terms-for-media-as-global",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:43:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Meta settles with teen during trial testing claims social media caused depression, eating disorders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/meta-settles-with-teen-during-trial-testing-claims-social-media",
        "published": "2026-10-30T15:53:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Meta settles with teen during trial testing claims social media caused depression, eating disorders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/meta-settles-with-teen-during-trial-testing-claims-social-media-17252215",
        "published": "2026-10-30T16:06:19.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Meta reaches settlement in Mississippi teen’s social media addiction lawsuit; Case against Snap continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/meta-reaches-settlement-in-mississippi-teens-social-media-addiction",
        "published": "2026-10-30T17:14:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Meta settles with teen in social media depression trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/meta-settles-with-teen-in-social-media-depression-trial",
        "published": "2026-10-30T17:27:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Meta settles social media addiction lawsuit, averting trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/meta-settles-social-media-addiction-lawsuit-averting-trial",
        "published": "2026-10-30T18:36:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Meta settles with teen during trial testing claims social media caused depression, eating disorders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/meta-settles-with-teen-during-trial-testing-claims-social-media-17274255",
        "published": "2026-10-30T19:13:22.000Z"
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  "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."
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