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Meta settles teen social media addiction lawsuit with US states, adds safety limits
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A nationality attributed to an outlet, an overstated framing of the two-hour limit as a fixed mandatory cap, and an unsupported claim about a prior ban on cosmetic surgery filters were removed or corrected to match what the sources state.
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Meta Platforms has agreed to a settlement ending a lawsuit brought by dozens of US states accusing the company of designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for teenagers, state attorneys general said.Accounts of the settlement's total value differ. France 24 and the South China Morning Post put the figure at $17 billion, Reuters and CNA cited $18 billion, and a Brazilian outlet reported the fines total as US$16.68 billion.The states, 47 in total according to the attorneys general, accused Meta of deliberately engineering addictive features in Facebook and Instagram while deceiving the public about the harm to young users.Twenty-nine states sued Meta in 2023, including California, Colo
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Meta Platforms has agreed to a settlement ending a lawsuit brought by dozens of US states accusing the company of designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for teenagers, state attorneys general said.Accounts of the settlement's total value differ. France 24 and the South China Morning Post put the figure at $17 billion, Reuters and CNA cited $18 billion, and an outlet reported the fines total as US$16.68 billion.The states, 47 in total according to the attorneys general, accused Meta of deliberately engineering addictive features in Facebook and Instagram while deceiving the public about the harm to young users.Twenty-nine states sued Meta in 2023, including California, Colorado, Ken
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Tinubu orders rescue operation after mass kidnapping at Nigerian mosque
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A claim about attackers wearing military uniforms and raiding four villages, sourced only to an unverified non-English account, and an unsupported characterization of Tinubu's motive were removed.
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered security agencies to launch an immediate rescue operation after gunmen attacked worshippers at a mosque in Dekara village, Niger State, last Friday.Residents said roughly 600 women, children and older people were abducted in the raid. Local authorities said they were still trying to verify the exact number of people missing.An armed group later posted a video on Facebook and WhatsApp showing large groups of people seated in a forested area, surrounded by armed men. Children could be heard crying in the background.Armed men in military uniforms raided four villages in the area and attacked mosques during prayer time, according to accounts from the scene.
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered security agencies to launch an immediate rescue operation after gunmen attacked worshippers at a mosque in Dekara village, Niger State, last Friday.Residents said roughly 600 women, children and older people were abducted in the raid. Local authorities said they were still trying to verify the exact number of people missing.An armed group later posted a video on Facebook and WhatsApp showing large groups of people seated in a forested area, surrounded by armed men. Children could be heard crying in the background.The identity of the kidnappers has not been officially confirmed. Survivors identified them as jihadists linked to the Islamic State group.Tin
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Canada announces $20bn in retaliatory tariffs on US goods
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The claim of a flat 50% levy on US imports was corrected to reflect the tiered 15%, 25% and 50% duties described in sources, and the dek was adjusted to match.
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Canada announced retaliatory tariffs worth $20 billion on US goods on August 25, as the trade war between the two countries escalates.The tariffs amount to a 50% levy on hundreds of American imports, set to take effect from September 8.The move fulfills Prime Minister Mark Carney's earlier pledge to match United States tariffs "dollar for dollar."
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Canada announced retaliatory tariffs worth $20 billion on US goods on August 25, as the trade war between the two countries escalates.The tariffs impose duties of 15%, 25% and 50% on hundreds of American imports, set to take effect from September 8.The move fulfills Prime Minister Mark Carney's earlier pledge to match United States tariffs "dollar for dollar."
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Canada announces $20bn in retaliatory tariffs on US goods
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The claim of a flat 50% levy on US imports was corrected to reflect the tiered 15%, 25% and 50% duties described in sources, and the dek was adjusted to match.
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Hundreds of US imports face 50% levies from September 8 as Canada matches US tariffs 'dollar for dollar'
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Hundreds of US imports face levies of up to 50% from September 8 as Canada matches US tariffs 'dollar for dollar'