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  "id": 16907852,
  "title": "France Weighed Social Media Shutdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/france-weighed-social-media-shutdown",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T13:26:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/france-weighs-social-media-curbs/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "France's government reportedly asked phone operators how to block X, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat before more protests, and nothing was switched off. The post France Weighed Social Media Shutdown appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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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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