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  "id": 3524787,
  "title": "Meta's AG settlement will be distributed to the 48 signing states and four jurisdictions in annual installments over a 10-year period based on their populations (Meghan Bobrowsky/Wall Street Journal)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/metas-ag-settlement-will-be-distributed-to-the-48-signing-states-and",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:54:14.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-reaches-18-billion-settlement-with-48-states-over-child-safety-claims-cf725a2b?st=qr4LHV"
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  "summary": "The deal contains broad new safeguards for underage users but only pays out in full if TikTok and YouTube make similar concessions",
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      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Meta agrees to sweeping changes to restrict kids’ access to its apps as part of settlement with states",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-sweeping-changes-to-restrict-kids-access-to-its-apps",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:03:14.000Z"
      }
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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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