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  "id": 3523247,
  "title": "Meta Settles Landmark Social Media Addiction Case For $17 Billion, Enhanced Protections For Teens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-settles-landmark-social-media-addiction-case-for-17-billion",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T14:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/meta-agrees-to-settle-landmark-teen-social-media-addiction-case-1237050852/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "California Attorney General Rob Bonta and coalition of 51 attorneys unveiled a proposed settlement with social media giant Meta — parent of Facebook and Instagram — for up to $17 billion along with remedies designed to help protect teens from alleged mental health harms associated with social media use, the crux of a landmark lawsuit, including […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "What to Know About Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Against Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/what-to-know-about-social-media-addiction-lawsuits-against-meta-snap",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:23:44.000Z"
      }
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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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