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Details on Meta trial over child social media addiction claims

First publishedAug 18, 23:22 UTC
Last updatedAug 20, 01:24 UTC · just now ago
11 outletSeattle Times11 outletCBS News11 outletAl Jazeera11 outletInvesting.com · Stock Market11 outletThe Hill11 outletFortune22 outletsAl Jazeera, PBS NewsHour
Seattle Times6In Meta’s trial, families of social media victims see a pivotal moment for online safetyOpen ↗CBS News8Details on Meta trial over child social media addiction claimsOpen ↗Al Jazeera7Trial begins that could force Meta to change Facebook and InstagramOpen ↗Investing.com · Stock Market6Former Meta engineer resumes testimony in landmark trial over social media’s harm to young usersOpen ↗The Hill7Meta faces landmark trial over claims it intentionally hooked young usersOpen ↗Fortune6‘Harvest their data and hide the truth from the public’: Four states seek billions from Meta over child safety practicesOpen ↗Al Jazeera7What the social media addiction lawsuit could cost MetaOpen ↗PBS NewsHour8Why states claim Meta designed addictive features for childrenOpen ↗
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Meta is facing allegations that it knowingly designed Instagram and Facebook to keep children and teenagers hooked, even as it learned about the potential harm to their mental health. A spokesperson called the claims unsubstantiated, saying the company stands by its record of protecting minors.

Reported by 8 outlets — PBS NewsHour, CBS News, Al Jazeera, The Hill, Fortune, and 2 more. See all sources ↓

Meta is facing allegations that it knowingly designed Instagram and Facebook to keep children and teenagers hooked, even as it learned about the potential harm to their mental health. A spokesperson called the claims unsubstantiated, saying the company stands by its record of protecting minors. Amna Nawaz discussed the landmark trial with Bloomberg tech reporter Alexandra Levine.

Read the full report at PBS NewsHour ↗

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Meta is facing allegations that it knowingly designed Instagram and Facebook to keep children and teenagers hooked, even as it learned about the potential harm to their mental health. A spokesperson called the claims unsubstantiated, saying the company stands by its record of protecting minors.
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8 outlets, average source rating 6.9/10.
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just now ago.
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    ‘Harvest their data and hide the truth from the public’: Four states seek billions from Meta over child safety practices

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