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Why Meta started losing in court - podcast

Media | The Guardian · Presented by Annie Kelly with Katy McQue; produced by Ruth Abrahams, Guy Szafman and Brian McNamara; executive producers Sami Kent and Alex Atack · last updated

Katy McQue, who has spent years reporting on Meta and the potential harms its platforms pose to children, explains the tactics being used by prosecutors

For years, the investigative journalist Katy McQue has been reporting on the potential harms Meta’s platforms pose to children.

Yet, as she explains to Annie Kelly, despite the mountain of evidence compiled by journalists, prosecutors, bereaved families and others, it has been nearly impossible to bring Meta and other social media companies to court.

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