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  "id": 6704011,
  "title": "Texas judge rules TikTok misled users on child safety feature",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/texas-judge-rules-tiktok-misled-users-on-child-safety-feature-6704011",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T03:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/11/texas-judge-rules-tiktok-misled-users-on-child-safety-feature"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Texas judge has ruled that social media giant TikTok misled users regarding its child safety feature, Restricted Mode. The court found that the app failed to filter content as advertised, exposing minors to inappropriate material. In January 2025, Texas had sued TikTok, alleging it had marketed the platform as safe for children. The judge agreed with Texas' claims, stating that TikTok had misled users about how its feature worked. The judge also found that TikTok's internal classification of some content made it available despite it being against the platform's Community Guidelines. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office said the case would go to trial, where penalties and remedies would be decided. TikTok has previously agreed to settle three U.S. lawsuits involving addiction claims. Separately, Meta agreed to pay up to US$18 billion to settle claims related to addiction in August.",
  "summary": "Texas said TikTok promised to remove content that violated its Community Guidelines but internally labelled some of it 'hard to find', allowing it to remain on the platform.",
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        "title": "Texas judge rules TikTok misled users on child safety feature",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/texas-judge-rules-tiktok-misled-users-on-child-safety-feature",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "A US judge finds TikTok liable for lying about its safety standards and exposing minors to inappropriate content, in a 2025 lawsuit filed by Texas AG Ken Paxton (Christian Terry/Click2Houston.com)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/a-us-judge-finds-tiktok-liable-for-lying-about-its-safety-standards",
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        "title": "Texas judge rules TikTok misled users on child safety feature",
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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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