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  "title": "Meta settles in social media addiction case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-settles-in-social-media-addiction-case",
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  "published": "2026-08-26T23:47:39.000Z",
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  "summary": "Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, agreed to pay billions of dollars and adopt new safety measures, settling claims that its products have harmed American kids. Kelly O'Grady has more.",
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        "outlet": "Hacker News",
        "title": "Meta reaches $16.68B settlement over social media harms to children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-reaches-16-68b-settlement-over-social-media-harms-to-children",
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids",
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        "published": "2026-08-26T22:23:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Meta not admitting wrongdoing in $17 billion settlement in social media addiction suit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-not-admitting-wrongdoing-in-17-billion-settlement-in-social",
        "published": "2026-08-26T23:43:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "US$16.7b and a social media curfew: Meta and US states agree landmark deal over teen harms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/us-16-7b-and-a-social-media-curfew-meta-and-us-states-agree-landmark",
        "published": "2026-08-27T01:27:00.000Z"
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