{
  "id": 1404894,
  "title": "Child-like sex dolls are being stopped at Australia’s border. They could be an early child protection warning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/child-like-sex-dolls-are-being-stopped-at-australias-border-they",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T02:11:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Conversation AU",
    "slug": "the-conversation-au",
    "url": "https://theconversation.com/child-like-sex-dolls-are-being-stopped-at-australias-border-they-could-be-an-early-child-protection-warning-287689"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It’s illegal to import or possess them, but child-like sex dolls can be bought online. Each seizure is an opportunity to prevent real child sex abuse.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}