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Meta knowingly hooked children and misled public, prosecutors tell court

Meta knowingly hooked and exploited children, a US federal court heard Tuesday in a trial against the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive to young users. In what many experts have called social media's "big tobacco moment," a coalition of states is asking that Meta be penalised by around $200 billion for designing products addictive to children.

Where: Iran, Iraq, Ukraine

Exact coordinates

iran: 32.430, 53.690
iraq: 33.220, 43.680
ukraine: 48.380, 31.170

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Meta knowingly hooked children and misled public, prosecutors tell court
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