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Social media on trial as $200bn case against Facebook and Instagram begins

7 outlets 12 reports 61 hours Tech
finance.yahoo.com3 theguardian.com3 dw.com2 bbc.co.uk japantimes.co.jp news.sky.com aljazeera.com
16 August 2026
15:51 finance.yahoo.com first
Meta to face massive social media addiction trial Tuesday
17 August 2026
01:27 bbc.co.uk +9h
If Meta loses this trial, Instagram and Facebook could change forever
14:02 finance.yahoo.com +12h
Meta trial: States allege Facebook, Instagram addicted kids
18 August 2026
03:06 japantimes.co.jp +13h
Meta stares down trillion-dollar threat as landmark social media trial begins
08:05 news.sky.com +4h
Meta goes on trial over child social media addiction and privacy
09:00 theguardian.com +55m
US states take on Meta in pivotal trial over child social media addiction claims
10:02 dw.com +1h
Meta trial over social media harm to children begins
12:08 finance.yahoo.com +2h
Why states fought to present a united case against Meta over youth social media harms
13:36 theguardian.com +1h
First Thing: Meta’s treatment of children on social media in spotlight as landmark trial set to begin
20:27 theguardian.com +6h
Social media on trial as $200bn case against Facebook and Instagram begins
19 August 2026
04:18 dw.com +7h
US: Meta hooked children, prosecutors say, as trial over social media harm begins
05:20 aljazeera.com +1h
Trial begins that could force Meta to change Facebook and Instagram
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