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  "id": 2446061,
  "title": "TikTok settles with US Justice Department for $400m over child privacy laws",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/tiktok-settles-with-us-justice-department-for-400m-over-child-privacy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T21:59:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/21/tiktok-settles-with-us-justice-department-for-400m-over-child-privacy-laws?traffic_source=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "TikTok and the US government settled to resolve allegations that the app violated children's online privacy laws.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "TikTok will pay $400 million to settle DOJ child privacy lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/tiktok-will-pay-400-million-to-settle-doj-child-privacy-lawsuit",
        "published": "2026-08-21T22:13:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : TikTok To Pay US$400 Million To Settle US Children’s Privacy Lawsuit: US Justice Department",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/world-tiktok-to-pay-us-400-million-to-settle-us-childrena-s-privacy",
        "published": "2026-08-21T23:09:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "TikTok will pay $400 million over violation of children's privacy laws in the US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/tiktok-will-pay-400-million-over-violation-of-childrens-privacy-laws",
        "published": "2026-08-22T00:48:26.000Z"
      }
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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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