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  "title": "Meta faces trial over teen addiction, child data claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/meta-faces-trial-over-teen-addiction-child-data-claims",
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  "published": "2026-08-18T03:56:14.000Z",
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        "published": "2026-08-17T04:23:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC Technology",
        "title": "Meta faces ‘astronomical’ consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/meta-faces-astronomical-consequences-as-legal-fight-reaches-critical",
        "published": "2026-08-17T12:00:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Slashdot",
        "title": "Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Reckoning In Latest Trial Over Social Media Addiction",
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        "title": "Meta faces mammoth fine in landmark social media trial",
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        "published": "2026-08-18T01:15:45.000Z"
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