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  "id": 3550184,
  "title": "Meta to pay $17 billion settlement in social media addiction trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-to-pay-17-billion-settlement-in-social-media-addiction-trial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T17:06:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/meta-must-pay-17-billion-in-social-media-addiction-settlement/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tech giant Meta will shell out up to $17 billion in a settlement following a massive multi-state legal suit on social media addiction. CBS News' Kelly O'Grady explains more.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Meta agrees to $17bn settlement over claims of child social media addiction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-17bn-settlement-over-claims-of-child-social-media",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:18:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Meta to pay $18 billion in landmark settlement over social media addiction claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-to-pay-18-billion-in-landmark-settlement-over-social-media",
        "published": "2026-08-26T17:12:59.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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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