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  "id": 3582731,
  "title": "How Meta’s $17.1 Billion Settlement Will Change Social Media",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/how-metas-17-1-billion-settlement-will-change-social-media",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T18:46:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "The company decided to settle rather than go to trial against four states who claim the platform endangers children.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-reaches-18-billion-of-settlements-over-childrens-social-media",
        "published": "2026-08-26T15:21:05.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Slashdot",
        "title": "Meta Reaches $18 Billion of Settlements Over Children's Social Media Addiction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-reaches-18-billion-of-settlements-over-childrens-social-media-3553411",
        "published": "2026-08-26T17:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "Meta’s mega settlement could change social media UX as we know it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/metas-mega-settlement-could-change-social-media-ux-as-we-know-it",
        "published": "2026-08-26T19:30:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Semafor",
        "title": "Meta settles landmark social media addiction case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-settles-landmark-social-media-addiction-case",
        "published": "2026-08-26T22:18:53.000Z"
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