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  "title": "Meta Agrees to Pay Up to $16.7 Billion in Social Media Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-pay-up-to-16-7-billion-in-social-media-case",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:59:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
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  "summary": "Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle a landmark social media case with multiple US states, according to a court filing Wednesday. The deal requires the company to put new guardrails on its platforms …",
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        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Meta Agrees To $16.68 Billion Settlement In Social Media Addiction Trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-16-68-billion-settlement-in-social-media-addiction",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:47:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "Meta agrees to pay up to US$16.7 billion in social media case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-pay-up-to-us-16-7-billion-in-social-media-case",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:24:27.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Meta to pay up to US$16.7 billion in social media case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-to-pay-up-to-us-16-7-billion-in-social-media-case",
        "published": "2026-08-26T15:28:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "Meta agrees to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle teen social media harm case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-pay-up-to-16-7-billion-to-settle-teen-social-media",
        "published": "2026-08-26T15:32:12.000Z"
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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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