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  "id": 917237,
  "title": "Senate launches investigation into Roblox due to safety concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/senate-launches-investigation-into-roblox-due-to-safety-concerns",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T23:06:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/newsletters/technology/6030992-senate-launches-investigation-into-roblox-due-to-safety-concerns/"
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  "summary": "{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Senate probes kids’ safety issues in Roblox A bipartisan pair of senators launched an investigation this week into the gaming platform Roblox, citing concerns around explicit content on the platform and its alleged \"connection to real world child abuse.\" © Photo Illustration by Thiago Prudêncio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty...",
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        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "US Senate launches investigation into Roblox: 'Children on your platform are hurting. Congress will not look the other way'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/us-senate-launches-investigation-into-roblox-children-on-your",
        "published": "2026-08-14T19:07:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Senate investigates kids safety issues in online game Roblox",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/senate-investigates-kids-safety-issues-in-online-game-roblox",
        "published": "2026-08-14T22:40:21.000Z"
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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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