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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2026 · 8 MIN

Meta child privacy trial begins - what does it mean?

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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is defending itself in a landmark social media trial that begins today in California. This comes after a coalition of states sued Meta in 2023, and the four states now going to trial were selected to represent them. For more on this, Shane is joined by Elaine Burke, Tech Journalist and host of the ‘For Tech's Sake’ podcast.

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