{
  "id": 512724,
  "title": "Tech companies must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction, appeals court rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/tech-companies-must-face-thousands-of-lawsuits-over-social-media",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T22:44:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/6021367-social-media-safety-lawsuits-proceed/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A U.S. Appeals Court on Monday declined to drop the thousands of online safety lawsuits against social media firms, ruling Meta and TikTok appealed the cases too early. In an opinion issued Monday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined the technology liability shield — Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act — cannot...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US court allows thousands of lawsuits against tech firms over social media addiction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/us-court-allows-thousands-of-lawsuits-against-tech-firms-over-social",
        "published": "2026-08-10T19:28:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Court clears way for social media addiction suits against tech giants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/court-clears-way-for-social-media-addiction-suits-against-tech-giants",
        "published": "2026-08-10T20:27:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}