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  "id": 668228,
  "title": "Meta faces $1.4 trillion lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/meta-faces-1-4-trillion-lawsuit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T13:46:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/meta-faces-1-4-trillion-lawsuit"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant Meta is facing a $1.4 trillion lawsuit over allegations that it deliberately designed addictive features on its platforms to keep children hooked. Parents have long raised concerns about the impact of Facebook and Instagram on young people’s mental health, and jury selection begins this Wednesday.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Instagram owner Meta accused of causing social media addiction in children in massive lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/instagram-owner-meta-accused-of-causing-social-media-addiction-in",
        "published": "2026-08-12T16:34:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}