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  "id": 3385168,
  "title": "Instagram head Mosseri, at children's addiction trial, says few teenagers knew of safety feature",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/instagram-head-mosseri-at-childrens-addiction-trial-says-few-3385168",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/instagram-adam-mosseri-children-addiction-trial-6340541"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Instagram's CEO Adam Mosseri testified in a lawsuit by 29 US states accusing social media giant Meta of designing platforms to addict children. Mosseri testified that few teenagers were using the \"Take a Break\" feature, which aims to limit teenage usage, before it became default. The feature is designed to encourage users to close the app after a set period, promoting healthier habits. Mosseri acknowledged that the percentage of teenagers utilizing Take a Break was in the low-single digits before it became the default setting in September 2024. This trial is considered the largest legal test of social media's impact on young users, with the states accusing Meta of designing its platforms to be addictive, causing anxiety, depression, and even suicide.",
  "summary": "Instagram's top executive Adam Mosseri is a central witness in the lawsuit by 29 US states, in what experts call the biggest legal test yet of social media's effects on young users.",
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        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
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        "published": "2026-08-25T15:57:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Adam Mosseri said Instagram struggled for years to get teens to use 'Take a Break'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/adam-mosseri-said-instagram-struggled-for-years-to-get-teens-to-use",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:03:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Instagram admits Meta hid teen safety tool data",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/instagram-admits-meta-hid-teen-safety-tool-data",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:30:56.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Instagram head Mosseri, at children's addiction trial, says few teenagers knew of safety feature",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/instagram-head-mosseri-at-childrens-addiction-trial-says-few",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:58:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Meta, US states have discussed settling teen social media harm case, Bloomberg News reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-us-states-have-discussed-settling-teen-social-media-harm-case-3401272",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:00:49.000Z"
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