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PLUS: Flock has a powerful new AI tool for police. View in browser | Your preferences ■ In this week's Backchannel :   Meta is in court again over child safety, and this time it’s a landmark case that could force significant changes to core features of Facebook and Instagram. ‘Meta has used these features to draw kids onto the apps, and to keep them coming back’ Hi, Backchannel friends, Lauren here. This week’s newsletter is a dispatch from federal court, where Meta is being put through yet another trial. This one’s expected to last six weeks, and like a lot of court c...

PLUS: Turning empty boxes into big cash. View in browser | Your preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS BUSINESS   Silicon Valley Doesn’t Get Why You Hate AI   By Maxwell Zeff   Technology leaders don’t seem to understand society’s gripes about AI, but boy, are they posting thro...