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Arcs in the news about Meta from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 519 stories · 3,689 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 3, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

All arcs3 named arcs in 2025

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The social media addiction lawsuits against Meta, YouTube and TikTok

1 of 35 stories this year

Minnesota sues TikTok, alleging it preys on young people with addictive algorithms · 11 articles, Aug 19
The law forcing TikTok's sale or ban, from Congress to the 2025 deal · Feb 12, 2024 – Jul 20, 2026Australia's social media ban for children and the countries following it · Jul 30, 2025 – Aug 16, 2026

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Jan 29, 2024152710173
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Feb 3, 202524112
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Sep 22, 20251215985
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Oct 20, 20251112349
Nov 3, 202526217
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Nov 24, 20250101
Dec 1, 202513111
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Dec 15, 20251304
Dec 29, 202535115
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Apr 20, 202634211
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May 4, 20262217
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May 18, 20262014
May 25, 20260011
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Jun 15, 202678427
Jun 22, 20262305
Jun 29, 202656526
Jul 6, 2026123513258
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Aug 3, 2026182510238
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Aug 24, 2026427030384
Aug 31, 202676529
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Sep 14, 20269101057
Sep 21, 2026123417234
Sep 28, 20261118890

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else79 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Meta that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 30Meta buys startup known for its AI task automation agents17 articles · 15 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 1 right
  2. Nov 18Meta scores a win after judge rules the social media giant is not an illegal monopoly7 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right
  3. Nov 18Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won't have to break off WhatsApp, Instagram32 articles · 27 independent sources
    7 left, 4 center, 3 right
  4. Nov 5– 6Motion Picture Association hits Instagram with cease-and-desist over 'PG-13' label15 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right
  5. Nov 4WhatsApp Comes to Apple Watch for Chats, Voice Messages and Call Notifications6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 0 right
  6. Oct 24EU accuses Meta, TikTok of breaking digital content rules5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  7. Oct 22Meta cutting 600 AI jobs even as it continues to hire more for its superintelligence lab6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  8. Oct 18US court bars NSO Group from installing spyware on WhatsApp5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  9. Oct 17– 18Meta adds parental controls for AI-teen interactions - Boston News, Weather, Sports22 articles · 14 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  10. Oct 14– 15Instagram releases new restrictions for teen accounts based on PG-13 movie rating44 articles · 32 independent sources
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Stories that name Meta

  1. Dec 16– 17You can now watch Reels on the big screen with Instagram for TV8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Dec 12– 13Democratic states sue Trump administration over new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas15 articles · 13 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 2 right
  3. Dec 11Time magazine names ‘Architects of AI’ as its person of the year for 202531 articles · 21 independent sources
    4 left, 6 center, 6 right
  4. Oct 22Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI ‘superintelligence’20 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  5. Oct 21– 23Here are the corporations and donors footing the bill for Trump’s new White House ballroom24 articles · 23 independent sources
    8 left, 6 center, 2 right
  6. Sep 29– 30YouTube to pay $24.5m to settle lawsuit over Trump’s account suspension14 articles · 14 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 5 right
  7. Sep 29– 30YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Pres. Trump lawsuit42 articles · 31 independent sources
    2 left, 12 center, 3 right
  8. Sep 19– 24The H-1B Visa Fiasco Is Accelerating America’s Decline95 articles · 42 independent sources
    12 left, 14 center, 8 right
  9. Sep 19– 23Nvidia to invest $100 billion in OpenAI25 articles · 22 independent sources
    5 left, 6 center, 5 right
  10. Sep 4Trump to host top tech CEOs — except Musk — at White House dinner Thursday25 articles · 14 independent sources
    0 left, 7 center, 0 right
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