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  "id": 3530421,
  "title": "Meta to pay up to $16.7bn in landmark settlement over child safety claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-to-pay-up-to-16-7bn-in-landmark-settlement-over-child-safety",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T15:02:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/news/article/meta-to-pay-up-to-16-7bn-in-landmark-settlement-over-child-safety-claims/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Meta has agreed to pay as much as $16.68bn to settle a sweeping lawsuit brought by 29 US states accusing read more Meta to pay up to $16.7bn in landmark settlement over child safety claims",
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      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Meta agrees to massive deal with states over child safety",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-massive-deal-with-states-over-child-safety",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:24:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Meta agrees to pay $17B, adopt kids’ safety features to resolve US lawsuits",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-pay-17b-adopt-kids-safety-features-to-resolve-us",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:53:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Meta takes $10bn Q3 Hit as $18bn teen safety deal puts TikTok, YouTube on the spot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-takes-10bn-q3-hit-as-18bn-teen-safety-deal-puts-tiktok-youtube",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:09:30.000Z"
      }
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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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