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Meta to face massive social media addiction trial Tuesday

11 verified updates • corroborated by 7 independent sources • tracked since August 16, 2026

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  Aug 16, 11:30 PM 2 sources: Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe

  States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children
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  Aug 17, 12:00 AM 3 sources: Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe, Yahoo Finance

  Meta to face massive social media addiction trial Tuesday

  → Date set for Tuesday; 'addiction' replaces 'harms to children'
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  Aug 17, 01:00 AM 3 sources: BBC News, Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe

  If Meta loses this trial, Instagram and Facebook could change forever

  → Consequence of loss now specified: Instagram and Facebook could change forever.
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  Aug 17, 01:30 AM 2 sources: Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe

  States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children

  → Trial confirmed, now specifically about children's social media harms.
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  Aug 17, 02:00 AM 3 sources: Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe, Yahoo Finance

  Meta to face massive social media addiction trial Tuesday

  → Issue changed from "harms to children" to "addiction
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  Aug 17, 02:30 AM 4 sources: AP News, Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe, Yahoo Finance
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  Aug 17, 03:00 AM 3 sources: AP News, Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe

  States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children

  → Location specified as California, harms to children now emphasized
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  Aug 17, 04:00 AM 4 sources: AP News, Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe, Yahoo Finance

  Meta to face massive social media addiction trial Tuesday

  → Tuesday added as trial date
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  Aug 17, 04:30 AM 5 sources: AP News, NPR, The Boston Globe, Yahoo Finance, houstonchronicle.com
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  Aug 17, 05:00 AM 4 sources: AP News, Houston Chronicle, NPR, The Boston Globe

  States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children

  → Focus shifted from addiction to harms to children
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  Aug 17, 05:30 AM 1 source: Yahoo Finance

  Meta to face massive social media addiction trial Tuesday