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  "id": 3560970,
  "title": "Meta agrees to pay up to $18B to settle US states' claims that it designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children, misled consumers, and more (Reuters)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-pay-up-to-18b-to-settle-us-states-claims-that-it",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-26T17:50:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-reaches-18-billion-settlements-over-childrens-social-media-addiction-2026-08-26/"
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  "summary": "Meta Platforms (META.O) will pay up to $18 billion and strictly limit how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram under a sweeping agreement …",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Meta Agrees to Set Time Limits for Kids Using Instagram, Facebook in Major Legal Settlement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-set-time-limits-for-kids-using-instagram-facebook-in",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:42:14.000Z"
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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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