{
  "id": 472439,
  "title": "The Surprising Truth About Instagram’s VHS Dates Videos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/the-surprising-truth-about-instagrams-vhs-dates-videos",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T09:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NYT Arts",
    "slug": "nyt-arts",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/arts/vhs-dates-instagram-tapes.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "VHS Dates advertises itself as resurfacing lost dating service videotapes from the 1980s. The account’s followers have been genuinely touched.",
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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."
}