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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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T14:43:47.000Z",
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  "summary": "Tech giant Meta settled a series of multistate social media addiction lawsuits, agreeing to pay out up to $17 billion. In addition, Meta will roll out some changes to its portfolio of social media apps, including Instagram, Facebook and others.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/what-will-enormous-meta-settlement-mean-for-irish-users",
        "published": "2026-08-29T06:00:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "ICYMI: here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from the GTA 6 Extended Look to Meta's social media trial settlement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/icymi-heres-the-weeks-7-biggest-tech-news-stories-from-the-gta-6",
        "published": "2026-08-29T08:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-29T10:00:00.000Z"
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