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World Service,19 Aug 2026,49 mins

Social media on trial

Newsday

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A court has heard claims Meta intentionally hooked a generation of children on Facebook and Instagram, as the biggest legal challenge faced by social media platform begins. Ukraine's former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, whose removal last month triggered mass protests, has called for elections. And regional leaders have been meeting in South Africa to discuss the issue of illegal migration in South Africa. Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy. (Photo: Erin Popolo, Shannon Heacock and Lori Schott hold pictures of their children, during a press conference held by parents of children and young adults whose deaths were allegedly related to social media use. Credit: Manuel Orbegozo/Reuters).

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