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  "id": 7759281,
  "title": "Child online safety needs platform accountability, not only age bans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/child-online-safety-needs-platform-accountability-not-only-age-bans-7759281",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T09:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/the-star/2026-09-16-child-online-safety-needs-platform-accountability-not-only-age-bans2/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Experts say protecting children online requires stronger platform accountability, privacy safeguards and safety-by-design — not only age restrictions.",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Child online safety needs platform accountability, not only age bans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/child-online-safety-needs-platform-accountability-not-only-age-bans",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}