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Social media icon applications appear on a mobile phone in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on March 16, 2025.
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Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram icons displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on April 6, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto) (Photo by Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
The Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on March 29, 2026. Meta Platforms expands its AI services while facing regulatory pressure in Europe over data use, competition rules, and access to rival AI tools. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto) (Photo by Jonathan Raa / NurPhoto via AFP)
A group of school districts, state attorneys general and individuals have sued Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat, alleging the social media giants have contributed to a youth mental health crisis.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 26: Plaintiff “K.G.M.” (C) arrives at Los Angeles Superior Court at United States Court House on February 26, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Plaintiff “K.G.M.” is scheduled to testify today in a landmark case accusing Meta and YouTube of building addictive social media platforms causing harm to children.   Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Juken New Zealand’s Northland Mill, on Whangatane Drive on the northern fringe of Kaitāia.
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A photo taken on August 9, 2021 shows an Air New Zealand plane taking off from Auckland Airport with the national carrier managing to cut its losses by a third in the last financial year
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