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  "id": 16160456,
  "title": "Cambridge Analytica, Facebook’s ‘friend sharing’ feature, and $25 billion penalty | Explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/cambridge-analytica-facebooks-friend-sharing-feature-and-25-billion",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-23T05:30:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
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    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/business/meta-ordered-to-pay-25-billion-over-cambridge-analytica-privacy-case/article71614455.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "What was Facebook’s controversial ‘friend sharing’ feature? What is the Cambridge Analytica scandal? How did Facebook respond to the controversy? What was the New Mexico court’s verdict? What was Meta’s response?",
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  "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."
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