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  "id": 3522861,
  "title": "Meta agrees $18B settlement to end teen social hygiene lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-18b-settlement-to-end-teen-social-hygiene-lawsuit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T14:19:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/26/meta-agrees-18b-settlement-to-end-teen-social-hygiene-lawsuit"
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  "summary": "Meta has reached a $18 billion settlement to resolve a federal lawsuit alleging harm to teenagers from social media use. The agreement, which involves 48 state attorneys general across the United States, includes functional changes to Meta's online services, though Florida opted out of the settlement. This marks a significant concession from Meta, following a prolonged legal battle over the mental and social impacts of platforms like Instagram.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-reaches-16-68-billion-settlement-over-social-media-harms-to",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:03:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "California says states, Meta agree to $17 billion settlement in child safety trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/california-says-states-meta-agree-to-17-billion-settlement-in-child",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:33:39.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-settles-multistate-social-media-lawsuit-for-16-7-billion",
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        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Meta settles for $18 billion in lawsuit brought by 29 states over social media harms to children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-settles-for-18-billion-in-lawsuit-brought-by-29-states-over",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:43:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Meta settles social media addiction trial with states for up to $17B",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-settles-social-media-addiction-trial-with-states-for-up-to-17b",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:43:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Meta reaches $24 billion settlement over teen social media addiction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-reaches-24-billion-settlement-over-teen-social-media-addiction",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:57:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Meta reaches $24 billion settlement over teen social media addiction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-reaches-24-billion-settlement-over-teen-social-media-addiction-3520208",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:57:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-reaches-16-68-billion-settlement-over-social-media-harms-to-3520263",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:58:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Meta to pay $23 billion to settle teen social media addiction cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-to-pay-23-billion-to-settle-teen-social-media-addiction-cases",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:01:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Meta agrees to pay US$17 billion to settle teen social media addiction case in US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-pay-us-17-billion-to-settle-teen-social-media",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:09:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Meta settles social media addiction suit with states for $17 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-settles-social-media-addiction-suit-with-states-for-17-billion",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:12:00.000Z"
      }
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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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