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  "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",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:47:18.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-1668-billion-settlement-in-social-media-addiction-trial/"
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        "outlet": "Insurance Journal",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:59:04.000Z"
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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",
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        "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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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle lawsuits over children’s social media addiction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-pay-18-billion-to-settle-lawsuits-over-childrens-3560450",
        "published": "2026-08-26T18:01:24.000Z"
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