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  "id": 3714829,
  "title": "Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle US teen addiction lawsuits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/meta-agrees-to-pay-18-billion-to-settle-us-teen-addiction-lawsuits",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T09:29:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260827-meta-agrees-to-pay-18-billion-to-settle-us-teen-addiction-lawsuits"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Meta will pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and strictly limit how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram under an agreement with nearly all US states to resolve claims it designed those social media platforms to addict children. The settlements announced on Wednesday end a federal trial over allegations Meta's products harmed children and the company misled the public about their safety.",
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      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Meta agrees to settle social media addiction claims with states for up to $18 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/meta-agrees-to-settle-social-media-addiction-claims-with-states-for",
        "published": "2026-08-27T10:14:57.000Z"
      }
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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."
}