# Meta’s $1.4T Trial Over Child Safety Begins & Is AI Buying and Destroying Used Books?

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Podcast: [Morning Brew Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-brew-daily-815905)
Published: 2026-08-18T11:31:00+00:00
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