{
  "id": 3369474,
  "title": "Instagram head Adam Mosseri testifies in defense of Meta in child safety trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/instagram-head-adam-mosseri-testifies-in-defense-of-meta-in-child",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T22:50:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5944266/adam-mosseri-instagram-meta-child-safety-trial"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Instagram head Adam Mosseri testified in a trial where Meta is being sued by four states. The states - California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey - allege that Meta designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for children and lied about the risks.\n\nMosseri defended Instagram's safety record, and disputed a focus on low usage numbers for a feature meant to encourage young users to take breaks. The \"take a break\" feature was introduced to prompt users to step away after scrolling for a while. According to the Associated Press, very few teens used the feature initially, but it became the default setting for teenage users after Meta launched separate teen accounts in 2024.\n\nThe trial is part of a broader effort to hold tech companies responsible for harms to children. The states claim that Meta knowingly and deliberately designed features that contribute to the youth mental health crisis.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Instagram chief takes the stand in a trial pitting Meta against states over social media harms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/instagram-chief-takes-the-stand-in-a-trial-pitting-meta-against-3368656",
        "published": "2026-08-25T22:37:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Instagram chief takes the stand in a trial pitting Meta against states over social media harms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/instagram-chief-takes-the-stand-in-a-trial-pitting-meta-against",
        "published": "2026-08-25T22:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: Meta and state AGs have discussed a possible mid-trial settlement of the social media addiction lawsuit, which is currently in its second week of trial (Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/sources-meta-and-state-ags-have-discussed-a-possible-mid-trial",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:00:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}