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  "title": "Meta settlement backs competitors into a corner on kids safety",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/meta-settlement-backs-competitors-into-a-corner-on-kids-safety",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6058344-meta-kids-online-safety-settlement-youtube-tiktok/"
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  "summary": "Meta’s settlement with nearly every state in the country is putting some of its biggest competitors on notice as the Instagram and Facebook parent firm tries to steer an industry standard on kids online safety. After years of scrutiny, the company agreed to pay billions of dollars to states and make significant changes to better...",
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        "published": "2026-08-29T06:00:03.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-08-29T08:00:00.000Z"
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        "title": "What Meta's massive $17 billion social media addiction settlement means for your family",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/what-metas-massive-17-billion-social-media-addiction-settlement-means",
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