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World Service,18 Aug 2026,49 mins

Meta faces trial over harm to young users

Newsday

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A jury trial set to begin on Tuesday may pose the biggest threat yet to Meta's operations. The states suing Meta are asking for many more changes to the way Instagram and Facebook operate for young people, too. A court in Russia has upheld a ban on the Yabloko party, meaning there will be no anti-war party standing in next month's parliamentary elections. We go live to Russia The BBC follows an operation in Germany on how to crackdown on illegal crossings from mainland Europe to the UK. (Photo: Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg reacts as he testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington; Credit: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)

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