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World Service,18 Aug 2026,49 mins

Meta in a new court case on child privacy

Newsday

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Instagram and Facebook could change forever if Meta loses child privacy trial. In a recent ruling against Meta, a judge in New Mexico fined the company a collective $942m and ordered it to make changes similar to those that the additional states are now demanding. We hear from a Ukrainian intelligence chief on the country's tactics in the war against Russia. High level talks between 2 neighbours as a new US tariff deadline looms for Canada - we speak to a top Canadian businessman on what's at stake if this comes into force on Wednesday. (Photo: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 9, 2026; Credit: Brendan McDermid/Reuters)

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