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Meta Faces Australian Lawsuit Over Alleged Social Media Harm to Children

Australia · Oceania region

detected 2026-10-22T08:15:42Z updated 2026-10-22T08:15:42Z

Meta is facing a class action lawsuit in Australia over allegations that social media harms children. The legal action could be the first in the country to blame social media platforms for user harm.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗

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