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  "id": 3523816,
  "title": "Meta agrees to $16.7 billion settlement over claims its platforms harm children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-16-7-billion-settlement-over-claims-its-platforms-harm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T14:05:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-16-7-billion-settlement-over-claims-its-platforms-harm-children_6756876_13.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Meta has also agreed to a long list of new safeguards that will significantly change how young people use its apps, including a nighttime block and a two-hour limit across all of Meta's platforms.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Meta to pay up to $16.68b to settle child harm claims, sets new limits for teenage users",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-to-pay-up-to-16-68b-to-settle-child-harm-claims-sets-new-limits",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:44:45.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}