Oakland, United States, Aug 18, 2026 (AFP) - Meta tells court it sought to address social media risk

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Meta knew that some of its users were negatively affected by Facebook and Instagram, but the company has tried to reduce those risks and improve their experience, its lawyer argued in court on Tuesday. "There can be no dispute that Meta has both recognized that people can struggle with their use of social media and tried to come up with tools to help them," said Meta's lawyer Paul Schmidt. smb/md ...

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