{
  "id": 248530,
  "title": "Meta ordered in US to pay US$567 million to address child safety harms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/meta-ordered-in-us-to-pay-us-567-million-to-address-child-safety-harms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T02:12:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3363233/meta-ordered-us-pay-us567-million-address-child-safety-harms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A New Mexico judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay more than half a billion dollars over the state’s claims that the social media giant created a “public nuisance” and harmed children. Meta was previously ordered to pay US$375 million in damages to New Mexico in March when a jury found the company liable for endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators on its platforms, among other…",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Social media giant Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico child safety ruling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/social-media-giant-meta-ordered-to-pay-567-million-in-new-mexico",
        "published": "2026-08-07T02:21:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}