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  "id": 3011745,
  "title": "Facebook, TikTok promoted Colombian armed groups' content to recruit children: NGO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/facebook-tiktok-promoted-colombian-armed-groups-content-to-recruit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T11:38:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/facebook-tiktok-promoted-colombian-armed-groups-content-to-recruit-children-ngo/articleshow/133463986.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the circulation of social media content by armed groups \"glorifies life in armed group ranks\" and promotes \"deceptive job offers.\" Since 2021, around 1,500 children have been recruited by armed groups, according to HRW.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Colombian armed groups used Facebook, TikTok to recruit children, says NGO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/colombian-armed-groups-used-facebook-tiktok-to-recruit-children-says",
        "published": "2026-08-24T11:54:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}