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  "title": "What to Know About Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Against Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/what-to-know-about-social-media-addiction-lawsuits-against-meta-snap",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T14:23:44.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/technology/social-media-addiction-trials-meta-snap-tiktok-youtube.html"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Landmark trials are testing a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.",
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Meta Settles Landmark Social Media Addiction Case For $17 Billion, Enhanced Protections For Teens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-settles-landmark-social-media-addiction-case-for-17-billion",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:02:00.000Z"
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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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