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  "id": 694965,
  "title": "Meta youth safety trial kicks off in California",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/meta-youth-safety-trial-kicks-off-in-california",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T18:55:50.000Z",
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    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6025446-meta-kids-safety-trial-starts/"
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  "summary": "The latest kids online safety trial against Meta kicked off Wednesday in a California federal court, where the technology giant is accused of designing its platforms to be addictive for young users. Jury selection began Wednesday morning in the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., for the case, which consolidates lawsuits from attorneys general across the country....",
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Jury selection begins in Meta youth harms trial in California federal court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/jury-selection-begins-in-meta-youth-harms-trial-in-california-federal",
        "published": "2026-08-12T16:53:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Meta heads back to court for online safety trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/meta-heads-back-to-court-for-online-safety-trial",
        "published": "2026-08-12T21:13:52.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Meta meets its own 'tobacco' moment as jury selection kicks off trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/meta-meets-its-own-tobacco-moment-as-jury-selection-kicks-off-trial",
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        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Jury selection begins in Meta youth harms trial in California federal court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/jury-selection-begins-in-meta-youth-harms-trial-in-california-federal",
        "published": "2026-08-13T02:26:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Meta meets its own 'tobacco' moment as jury selection kicks off trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/meta-meets-its-own-tobacco-moment-as-jury-selection-kicks-off-trial-734578",
        "published": "2026-08-13T04:59:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Jury selection begins in Meta youth harms trial in California federal court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/jury-selection-begins-in-meta-youth-harms-trial-in-california-federal-765796",
        "published": "2026-08-13T11:58:29.000Z"
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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."
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