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  "id": 1852436,
  "title": "US: Meta hooked children, prosecutors say, as trial over social media harm begins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/us-meta-hooked-children-prosecutors-say-as-trial-over-social-media-1852436",
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  "summary": "Four US states have taken Meta to court, accusing the social media giant of deliberately making Facebook and Instagram addictive for children. Meta has denied the charges.",
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        "title": "Meta goes on trial, accused of getting kids addicted",
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        "title": "US: Meta hooked children, prosecutors say, as trial over social media harm begins",
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