Meta Faces Major Trial Over Kids and Social Media
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Meta is going to court in the United States.
Meta is the company that owns Facebook and Instagram.
The trial is about children and social media.
People say Meta's apps can be addictive for kids.
This means kids find it hard to stop using them.
The trial is happening in California.
Lawyers call this a landmark trial.
A landmark trial is very important and new.
It could change rules for social media companies.
Meta could face big problems if it loses.
One lawyer called the risk 'astronomical'.
Astronomical means extremely large.
The trial is a critical moment for Meta.
This means it is a very important time.
Many people are watching this case closely.
It could affect how social media works for kids everywhere.
Vocabulary15 words
- addictive
- something that is hard to stop using
- landmark
- very important; changes things a lot
- critical moment
- a very important time
- trial
- when a court decides if someone did wrong
- consequences
- things that happen because of an action
- federal court
- a court for the whole country
- lawyer
- a person who works with laws
- case
- a legal problem in court
- social media
- apps like Facebook and Instagram
- astronomical
- extremely large
- company
- a business
- rules
- laws or things you must do
- risk
- chance of something bad happening
- court
- a place where judges decide about laws
- attorney general
- top lawyer for a state or country
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Answer key
1. Kids and social media addiction 2. California 3. Astronomical
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Meta is going to _____ in the United States.
Meta is the company that owns Facebook and _____.
The trial is about children and _____ media.
People say Meta's apps can be _____ for kids.
The trial is happening in _____.
Lawyers call this a _____ trial.
It could change _____ for social media companies.
One lawyer called the risk '_____'.
The trial is a critical _____ for Meta.
Many people are _____ this case closely.
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