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  "id": 3678884,
  "title": "Key witness in Meta trial says terms of settlement insufficient to halt apps’ harms to teenagers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/key-witness-in-meta-trial-says-terms-of-settlement-insufficient-to",
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  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-27T00:37:10.000Z",
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    "name": "Guardian Business",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/26/meta-trial-witness-settlement"
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  "summary": "Exclusive: Arturo Béjar, an ex-Facebook employee and whistleblower, said outcome ‘is not an all clear to say the product is safe’ Meta agrees to major changes to Facebook and Instagram in settlement The star witness in the US government’s landmark trial against Meta believes that a multibillion-dollar settlement reached on Wednesday does not go far enough to stop the social media giant’s harms to…",
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        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states over landmark teen social media addiction claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-reaches-17-billion-settlement-with-states-over-landmark-teen",
        "published": "2026-08-26T17:03:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Meta's historic $18 billion settlement may mean little for the plight of teens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/metas-historic-18-billion-settlement-may-mean-little-for-the-plight",
        "published": "2026-08-26T21:15:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "Meta’s settlement will compel others to bend the knee and set up teen guardrails",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/metas-settlement-will-compel-others-to-bend-the-knee-and-set-up-teen",
        "published": "2026-08-26T22:20:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Meta’s mega-deal could change the game for social media",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/metas-mega-deal-could-change-the-game-for-social-media",
        "published": "2026-08-26T23:37:10.000Z"
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