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  "id": 2958200,
  "title": "New Zealand moves to ban under-16s from social media in major crackdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/new-zealand-moves-to-ban-under-16s-from-social-media-in-major",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T05:49:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/world/2026-08-24-new-zealand-moves-to-ban-under-16s-from-social-media-in-major-crackdown/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New Zealand has introduced legislation to ban under-16s from social media, with platforms facing fines of up to 10% of global revenue for failing to enforce the rules.",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "New Zealand plans social media ban for under-16s backed by big fines",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "New Zealand to consider banning children under 16 from social media",
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        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
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        "published": "2026-08-24T05:35:36.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "New Zealand to introduce bill banning social media for children under 16",
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        "published": "2026-08-24T05:39:36.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "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-2958409",
        "published": "2026-08-24T05:43:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Legislation in New Zealand aims to restrict social media access for minors",
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        "published": "2026-08-24T06:06:00.000Z"
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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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