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  "id": 3749900,
  "title": "EU demands Meta to 'protect our kids' after US settlement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/eu-demands-meta-to-protect-our-kids-after-us-settlement",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-27T14:13:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local Sweden",
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    "url": "https://www.thelocal.se/20260827/eu-demands-meta-to-protect-our-kids-after-us-settlement"
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  "summary": "The European Union has called on Meta to address the addictive features of its platforms in Europe. This comes after Meta agreed to limits on teen use of Facebook and Instagram in some US states.\n\nMeta has agreed to a multi-billion dollar settlement with US states over social media addiction. According to Channel News Asia, the settlement could be worth as much as $18 billion over a decade. The company denied wrongdoing in agreeing to settle.\n\nThe settlement with 47 US states resulted in Meta agreeing to limit how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram. The European Union now expects Meta to take similar action in Europe, as reported by The Local Sweden and National Post.",
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        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T10:06:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NPR",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/meta-reaches-17b-settlement-and-nuclear-regulator-to-abandon",
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "UAE parents welcome Meta’s $18 billion child-safety deal and midnight social media shutdown: ‘Pressure is off us’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/uae-parents-welcome-metas-18-billion-child-safety-deal-and-midnight",
        "published": "2026-08-27T12:13:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Online Safety: Meta wants to share social dilemma pain with TikTok and YouTube after $18bn settlement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/online-safety-meta-wants-to-share-social-dilemma-pain-with-tiktok-and",
        "published": "2026-08-27T12:36:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "After U.S. settlement, European Union says Meta must ‘protect our kids too’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/after-u-s-settlement-european-union-says-meta-must-protect-our-kids",
        "published": "2026-08-27T12:43:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Why does the Meta lawsuit settlement matter?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/why-does-the-meta-lawsuit-settlement-matter",
        "published": "2026-08-27T13:24:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Local Germany",
        "title": "EU demands Meta 'protect our kids' after US settlement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/eu-demands-meta-protect-our-kids-after-us-settlement",
        "published": "2026-08-27T14:13:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Local France",
        "title": "EU demands Meta 'protect our kids' after US settlement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/eu-demands-meta-protect-our-kids-after-us-settlement-3750850",
        "published": "2026-08-27T14:13:17.000Z"
      }
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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."
}