Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, US court hears

The development

Meta argued social media addiction does not exist, as a trial stemming from a major lawsuit brought by US states started

Why meta matters

This development in meta, hooked, children, facebook, instagram matters because it alters the baseline assumptions that BBC and others have been working from.

What led here

Earlier reporting from BBC and comparable outlets sketched the conditions that would eventually produce an event like this.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The editorial angle

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of meta, hooked, children, facebook, instagram: Meta argued social media addiction does not exist, as a trial stemming from a major lawsuit brought by US states started.