{
  "id": 1694177,
  "title": "Parents urged to pay closer attention to what children are doing on their phones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/parents-urged-to-pay-closer-attention-to-what-children-are-doing-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/lifestyle/2026-08-18-parents-urged-to-pay-closer-attention-to-what-children-are-doing-on-their-phones/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "With the recent arrest of a teenager linked to an international child exploitation network, parents are reminded of the critical need to monitor their children's online activities",
  "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."
}