{
  "id": 4581011,
  "title": "Asean urged to take on Big Tech after Meta’s record payout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/asean-urged-to-take-on-big-tech-after-metas-record-payout",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T04:29:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3365799/asean-urged-take-big-tech-after-metas-record-payout"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Calls are growing for Asean to collectively crack down on Big Tech platforms that spread scams and harmful content, spurred on by Meta Platforms’ landmark US$18 billion US settlement last week. Meta agreed on Wednesday to enact sweeping changes to Instagram and Facebook – including default time limits and content restrictions – as part of the settlement with several US states, which had alleged…",
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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."
}