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EPISODE · Aug 19, 2026 · 23 MIN

Meta is back in court

from ABC Business Daily · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Tech titan Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is defending itself in US court against claims that it designed deliberatively addictive products aimed at children. What’s at stake in this bellwether case? And what happens if Meta loses?And financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC has made hundreds of referrals to authorities in connection with an investigation that has uncovered what the regulator is calling 'coordinated mortgage fraud.’   So just how big a problem is it? And what happens next?Carrington Clarke and ABC Business Reporter Steph Chalmers break it all down on ABC Business Daily.Got a burning business question?We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.

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