{
  "id": 1820089,
  "title": "News Wrap: Meta faces trial over arguments its platforms harm children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/news-wrap-meta-faces-trial-over-arguments-its-platforms-harm-children",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T22:45:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-meta-faces-trial-over-arguments-its-platforms-harm-children"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal trial against Meta started with four states laying out their case that the company's social media platforms harm children, crews are working to clear roads and restore power to tens of thousands of people in Hawaii in the wake of Hurricane Lala and President Trump said that there are no talks taking place between the U.S. and Iran and none are scheduled.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Meta targeted kids to boost Instagram, Facebook use, lawyer says as landmark trial begins",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/meta-targeted-kids-to-boost-instagram-facebook-use-lawyer-says-as",
        "published": "2026-08-18T18:12:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Landmark social media trial against Meta underway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/landmark-social-media-trial-against-meta-underway",
        "published": "2026-08-18T21:06:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}