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  "id": 5245161,
  "title": "UNICEF estimates 20 million children suffered online sexual abuse in one year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/unicef-estimates-20-million-children-suffered-online-sexual-abuse-in-5245161",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T03:01:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "About 20 million internet-using children across 21 countries were subjected to sexual exploitation or abuse on digital platforms in a single year, with most cases occurring on social media platforms, a new report by the U.N. children's charity said on Thursday.",
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        "outlet": "The Vibes",
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        "published": "2026-09-03T01:54:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Unicef: 20 million children sexually targeted online, social media hotspot for abuse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/unicef-20-million-children-sexually-targeted-online-social-media",
        "published": "2026-09-03T03:59:58.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "UNICEF: 1 in 5 Youths Targeted by Online Sexual Abuse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/unicef-1-in-5-youths-targeted-by-online-sexual-abuse-5245640",
        "published": "2026-09-03T04:04:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "UNICEF: 20m children suffered online sexual abuse in year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/unicef-20m-children-suffered-online-sexual-abuse-in-year",
        "published": "2026-09-03T05:43:22.000Z"
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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."
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