{
  "id": 2985109,
  "title": "New Zealand plans social media ban for under-16s",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/new-zealand-plans-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-2985109",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:36:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/lifestyle/ascnltccn"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New Zealand's government has announced plans to ban social media access for children under 16, requiring platforms to verify users' ages.",
  "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."
}