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  "id": 3527553,
  "title": "Meta reaches $16.7B US settlement over social media harms to children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-reaches-16-7b-us-settlement-over-social-media-harms-to-children-3527553",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:44:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Business",
    "slug": "cbc-business",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/meta-social-media-harms-settlement-9.7320919"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Meta reached a settlement during a California federal trial in a case regarding claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users.",
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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."
}