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  "id": 679841,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T16:34:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/instagram-owner-meta-accused-of-causing-social-media-addiction-in-children/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tech giant Meta is being accused of designing social media platforms that violate privacy and enable social media addiction in children. Jury selection in the trial begins today. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more on the case.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Meta faces $1.4 trillion lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/meta-faces-1-4-trillion-lawsuit",
        "published": "2026-08-12T13:46:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}