{
  "id": 3535479,
  "title": "Meta to Pay More Than US$17B to Settle Child Addiction Lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-to-pay-more-than-us-17b-to-settle-child-addiction-lawsuit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T15:13:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/08/26/meta-to-pay-more-than-us17b-to-settle-child-addiction-lawsuit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Meta agreed to pay up to US$17 billion to end one of the largest legal offensives in the United States against a technology company over the effects of social media on children and teenagers. The agreement, announced Wednesday, seeks to resolve lawsuits brought by dozens of states that accused the company of designing Facebook and […]",
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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."
}