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  "title": "New Zealand to introduce Bill banning social media for children under 16",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/new-zealand-to-introduce-bill-banning-social-media-for-children-under",
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  "summary": "\"Social media is exposing them to harmful content, addictive technology and pressures they are not equipped to deal with, and it's affecting their family life, mental health, sleep, and education,\" New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "New Zealand moves to ban under-16s from social media in major crackdown",
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