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  "id": 3699527,
  "title": "Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/meta-settlement-opens-new-front-in-global-fight-over-social-media-harm",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-27T07:21:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/meta-settlement-opens-new-front-in-global-fight-over-social-media-harm/articleshow/133560559.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Meta's up to $18 billion settlement with nearly 50 US states over social media harm to teenagers has opened a new front in a global government fight to protect children and curb addiction to platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Meta settlement puts social media industry on notice: 'There will be more'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/meta-settlement-puts-social-media-industry-on-notice-there-will-be",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:05:29.000Z"
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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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