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Madlin Mekelburg

Reporter · US

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Sep 23, 2026
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Aug 18, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Madlin Mekelburg, Zoe Tillman and Georgia Fearn, Bloomberg News

    Judge weighs Trump White House ban of CNN, MS NOW, Politico (opens the original)

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    WASHINGTON — A federal judge appeared skeptical of the Trump administration’s argument that the president had valid national security grounds for banning three news outlets from the White House, but didn’t immediately rule on whether to reinstate their access. U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly, at a hearing Wednesday in Washington, also expressed doubts that President Donald Trump had provided sufficient notice to CNN, MS NOW and Politico before revoking press credentials for their jour

  2. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Madlin Mekelburg

    Meta Agrees to Pay Up to $18 Billion Over Social Media Claims (opens the original)

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    Meta Platforms Inc. said it agreed to pay up to $18 billion in landmark settlements to resolve allegations from multiple US states that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to encourage compulsive use among young users. Key parts of the deal, disclosed in a court filing Wednesday, require the company to put new guardrails on its platforms, including restricting how much time youths can scroll and preventing them from switching off certain safety settings without parental cons

  3. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Madlin Mekelburg

    Ex-Meta Staffer Says 99% of Teens Shunned Early Safety Tool (opens the original)

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    A former data scientist at Meta Platforms Inc. testified that less than 1% of teenagers were early adopters of a feature designed to get them to take a break from scrolling on Instagram. George Volichenko — who worked on the platform’s mental wellbeing team from April 2022 to February 2023 — told a jury that the tool’s initial impact was “disappointing” and reflected what he saw as a lack of interest by leaders at Meta to advance safety tools that might hurt the company’s core metrics. His testi

  4. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · Madlin Mekelburg

    Meta Stares Down Trillion-Dollar Threat as Landmark Social Media Trial Begins (opens the original)

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    Meta Platforms Inc. is headed to court Tuesday for a high-stakes showdown with a coalition of state attorneys general over claims that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to encourage compulsive use among young users. In a case that carries enormous risk for one of the world’s most valuable tech companies, the top legal officers of 29 states are seeking not only massive financial penalties, but also court orders that could force Meta to change how it operates its platforms.

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