[2026-08-27 16:07 UTC+10:00] [Internet Culture] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: [Tech Thoughts] Meta’s settlement with US states, and the hope for change in social media

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-meta-settlement-usa-states-hope-change-social-media/

[2026-08-27 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Live broadcast of Fan’s German Cup clash sells out Chinese cinemas in minutes

Snippet: Table tennis star Fan Zhendong will play for club side Borussia Dusseldorf in a German Cup clash against Ochsenhausen on Saturday

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3365413/live-broadcast-fans-german-cup-clash-sells-out-chinese-cinemas-minutes?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-27 15:01 UTC+10:00] [Shenzhen] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Live broadcast of Fan’s German Cup clash sells out Chinese cinemas in minutes

Snippet: Table tennis star Fan Zhendong will play for club side Borussia Dusseldorf in a German Cup clash against Ochsenhausen on Saturday

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3365413/live-broadcast-fans-german-cup-clash-sells-out-chinese-cinemas-minutes

[2026-08-27 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: South Korean police look to charge 7 for lying about concrete structure in Jeju Air crash

Snippet: The transport ministry officials put out false media statements claiming the localisers had been installed in line with regulations

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3365399/south-korean-police-look-charge-7-lying-about-concrete-structure-jeju-air-crash?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-27 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: South Korean police look to charge 7 for lying about concrete structure in Jeju Air crash

Snippet: The transport ministry officials put out false media statements claiming the localisers had been installed in line with regulations

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3365399/south-korean-police-look-charge-7-lying-about-concrete-structure-jeju-air-crash

[2026-08-27 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate face federal judge in extradition battle

Snippet: Andrew Tate, left, watches his brother Tristan speak, outside a police station in Voluntari, Romania, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/tate-brothers-extradition-florida-cc93a727a6e43aa972cab45c018c1db2

[2026-08-27 13:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Meta reaches landmark $18b settlement

Snippet: Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every state.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10854198

[2026-08-27 13:09 UTC+10:00] [Artists] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who turned hallucinations into art, dies at 97

Snippet: FILE PHOTO: Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama poses for a photograph inside her Infinity Mirrored Room installation titled "The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away" during a media preview of her new exhibition at the David Zwirner gallery in New York, U.S., November 7, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/people/obituary/artist-yayoi-kusama-dies/

[2026-08-27 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Nathan Lukes pega jonrón y Blue Jays cortan racha de 9 triunfos de Royals con 3-0

Snippet: El jugador de los Azulejos de Toronto, Nathan Lukes, reacciona mientras recorre las bases tras conectar un jonrón de tres carreras contra los Reales de Kansas City durante la cuarta entrada de un partido de béisbol en Toronto, el miércoles 26 de agosto de 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press vía AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/reales-kansas-city-azulejos-toronto-b878ca107e988820e57ba3f87de822a4

[2026-08-27 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Brazil sues chat platform Discord over failure to protect child users

Snippet: The Brazilian government has filed a lawsuit against the chat platform Discord, seeking millions of dollars in damages over alleged failures to protect children and teenage social media users.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/brazil-sues-chat-platform-discord-over-failure-to-protect-child-users

[2026-08-27 11:57 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: A teenage girl dies from strangulation during sex. Porn and social media must be held to account

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Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/a-teenage-girl-dies-from-strangulation-during-sex-porn-and-social-media-must-be-held-to-account-20260827-p60rzb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-27 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Blue Jays end Royals' 9-game winning streak with 3-0 victory

Snippet: Toronto Blue Jays’ Nathan Lukes reacts as he rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Kansas City Royals during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/royals-blue-jays-score-65f23dc72aedb9d4b4a8060c8b95dc4b

[2026-08-27 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: US judge dismisses X lawsuit over New York law requiring hate speech disclosures

Snippet: A US judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk's X/Twitter seeking to void a New York state law requiring social media companies to disclose how they monitor hate speech, extremism, harassment, foreign political interference and disinformation.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-906709

[2026-08-27 10:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli forces raid home in Syria's Quneitra

Snippet: Israeli forces stormed a home in Syria’s south western Quneitra province, according to local media reports.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-raid-home-syrias-quneitra

[2026-08-27 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: August 27, 2026

Snippet: Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/archive/2026/08/27/

[2026-08-27 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: LPGA Tour announces plans for an event in Hong Kong beginning next year

Snippet: Miyu Yamashita, of Japan, hits her second shot on the 15th hole during the final round at the LPGA Canadian Women’s Open golf tournament in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/lpga-tour-golf-hong-kong-futu-ladies-89d61078739d247e3112039feeb866ca

[2026-08-27 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Iran Says Persian-Language Media Outlets 'Funded By CIA' Are Military Targets

Snippet: One key tool Washington has long utilized for influence operations and covert regime change plotting abroad has long been the establishment of foreign media for political messaging.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-says-persian-language-media-outlets-funded-cia-are-military-targets

[2026-08-27 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety

Snippet: 'Finally, something was done' - Parent reacts to social media trial settlement

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyq4gxwe7go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-27 08:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: RT News

Title: AI erodes our humanity while elites profit from war – Roger Waters

Snippet: Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has warned that artificial intelligence and social media are eroding people’s ability to think and feel, while powerful interests exploit technology, politics and war for profit.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644689-ai-power-war-waters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-27 08:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has warned that AI and social media are eroding people’s ability to think and feel, while powerful interests exploit technology, politics, and war for profit.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644689-ai-power-war-waters/

[2026-08-27 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Parents who blame their kids’ deaths on social media celebrate Meta’s $17.1B settlement — but say ‘It’s like losing her all over again’

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Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/26/tech/parents-who-blame-kids-deaths-on-social-media-celebrate-17-1b-settlement/

[2026-08-27 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Parents who blame their kids’ deaths on social media celebrate Meta’s $18B settlement — but say ‘It’s like losing her all over again’

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Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/26/tech/parents-who-blame-kids-deaths-on-social-media-celebrate-18-b-settlement/

[2026-08-27 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: No big fights as Ravens and Commanders practice. Just friendly chat between QBs

Snippet: Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson speaks during a press conference following the team’s NFL football joint training camp with the Washington Commanders, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/commanders-ravens-joint-practice-196bde0dca1f2a055823b91ff3fee2c6

[2026-08-27 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Meta reaches landmark $18 billion settlement with states in trial over teen social media addiction

Snippet: OAKLAND, California — Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every state.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/27/world/americas-emea/meta-reaches-landmark-18-billion-settlement-with-states-in-trial-over-teen-social-media-addiction/2412966

[2026-08-27 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: A look at major lawsuits against Meta over social media harms

Snippet: Jason Slothouber, Senior Prosecutor for the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, walks outside court after tech giant Meta agreed to pay $17 billion as part of a settlement to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/meta-trial-social-media-litigation-be78ce49f511e6d01a6b3225f17e110c

[2026-08-27 07:32 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: How the Meta settlement may change social media forever

Snippet: Instagram and Facebook’s parent company agreed to sweeping alterations and a payment of upto $18bn to settle a landmark trial

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/26/meta-trial-settlement-social-media-impact

[2026-08-27 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Jim Brown statue outside Browns' stadium used to send Deshaun Watson message

Snippet: Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson speaks at a press conference after an NFL preseason football game against the Buffalo Bills, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/deshaun-watson-browns-jim-brown-statue-070fd0ff8d27a8c04f1f41c0e2578b30

[2026-08-27 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Japan to add 400 beds to defense force hospitals for emergencies

Snippet: Expanded medical facilities and supply stocks are part of Japan's ongoing defense buildup. (Taken from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's social media post)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/defense/japan-to-add-400-beds-to-defense-force-hospitals-for-emergencies

[2026-08-27 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Dems are lining up to condemn far-left streamer Hasan Piker as midterm elections near

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/26/media/dems-are-lining-up-to-condemn-far-left-streamer-hasan-piker-as-midterm-elections-near/

[2026-08-27 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Big Ten leaders unanimously approve 5-year contract extension for commissioner Tony Petitti

Snippet: Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti speaks during an news conference at the Big Ten Conference NCAA college football media days at Lucas Oil Stadium, July 26, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/big-ten-commissioner-petitti-46ded60d695fb84f7be33d31fe95823e

[2026-08-27 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Muere Sal Veder, fotógrafo de AP ganador del Pulitzer que captó regreso de prisionero de guerra

Snippet: El teniente coronel Robert L. Stirm, prisionero de guerra liberado, es recibido por su familia en la Base de la Fuerza Aérea Travis, en Fairfield, California, a su regreso de la guerra de Vietnam el 17 de marzo de 1973. (Foto AP/Sal Veder, archivo)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/fotografo-sal-veder-associated-press-vietnam-2bfdd2a41d39a87dfdfd2c6aca94bd59

[2026-08-27 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Review center’s lawyers hit out at exam leakage in Pangasinan

Snippet: The lawyers of a review center on Wednesday were alarmed over a social media post regarding an alleged leakage of a Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) licensure examination questions involving an unnamed review center in Pangasinan.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/27/news/review-centers-lawyers-hit-out-at-exam-leakage-in-pangasinan/2412925

[2026-08-27 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: By Natarsha Kallios

Snippet: Natarsha Kallios is a journalist and newsreader based in Adelaide. Prior to joining the ABC, she worked in Sydney for SBS World News as a journalist, and Network 10 as a television reporter in Adelaide. Follow Natarsha on Twitter @NKallios

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/natarsha-kallios/11774724

[2026-08-27 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: AP News

Title: Massive blackouts are unlikely if Canada stops exporting electricity to the US

Snippet: Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to media at a housing development in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-canada-electricity-us-shut-off-636b50e96b27883be959f29c0f086d79

[2026-08-27 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Syrian Druze leader says community is ‘inseparable part of Israel,’ hints at developments in Sweida

Snippet: DAMASCUS, Syria (The Media Line) - Hikmat al-Hijri, a spiritual leader of Syria’s Druze community, sparked widespread controversy Tuesday after describing the Druze as an “inseparable part of the State of Israel,” marking a significant escalation in his rhetoric toward Israel amid continuing tensions between forces aligned with him in the southern province of Sweida and the Syrian government in Damascus.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906698

[2026-08-27 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran says nuclear sites remain unsafe for IAEA inspections

Snippet: Iran remains in a wartime situation and has not secured its nuclear sites for inspections, nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami told state media on Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-says-nuclear-sites-remain-unsafe-iaea-inspections

[2026-08-27 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Canada's Carney to address European Parliament after US trade talks collapse

Snippet: Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a campaign event for Liberal Party Beaches-East York byelection candidate Tanveer Shahnawaz at The Stone Lion Pub in Toronto, on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/carney-canada-europe-european-union-trump-trade-c2b983947833578cc0c8d9c1d8578dcf

[2026-08-27 04:15 UTC+10:00] [BBC] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Amol Rajan warns BBC destined to shrink at ‘accelerating rate’

Snippet: Presenter says he is moving to YouTube to avoid being left ‘behind the curve’ as media landscape changes

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/26/amol-rajan-warns-bbc-destined-to-shrink-at-accelerating-rate

[2026-08-27 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump dice que EEUU no necesita a Canadá. La realidad es distinta

Snippet: La fábrica de aluminio Magna Aluminum Profile en Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canadá, el 3 de septiembre del 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/canada-eeuu-dependencia-comercial-31731bbb34a27c3cade3b90947231b1a

[2026-08-27 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Animal welfare groups condemn burning of kittens for social media content in Cabuyao

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) and the Bataan Animal Welfare Society condemned the burning of live kittens in Cabuyao, Laguna, after the act was recorded for social media content.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/27/news/animal-welfare-groups-condemn-burning-of-kittens-for-social-media-content-in-cabuyao/2412864

[2026-08-27 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump claims US doesn't need Canada despite energy reliance

Snippet: Workers prepare extruded aluminum product for packaging at Magna Aluminum Profile’s fully electric powered extrusion facility in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada, on Sept. 3, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-us-dependence-oil-economy-42aad2063ac401f9f554c14bc4ade52d

[2026-08-27 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle return to UK after royal rift

Snippet: Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and their two children have landed in the United Kingdom, according to British media.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/26/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-return-to-uk-after-royal-rift

[2026-08-27 02:28 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Clowns, corsets and kings: Tim Curry – a life in pictures

Snippet: View image in fullscreenAs Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975Photograph: Cinetext/20th Century Fox/AllstarShareView image in fullscreenDuring the filming of the television mini-series Will Shakespeare at the ATV studios in Elstree, 1976. Curry played the playwright as a young manPhotograph: Central Press/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenWith Pamela Stephenson in the musical The Pirates Of Penzance, 1982Photograph: James Gray/ANL/REX ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenGeorge C Scott as Fagin, Richard Charles as Oliver Twist, Tim Curry as Bill Sikes and Cherie Lunghi

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2026/aug/26/clowns-corsets-and-kings-tim-curry-a-life-in-pictures

[2026-08-27 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Meta reaches $18 billion of settlements over children's social media addiction

Snippet: Meta Platforms META.O agreed to make major changes to Facebook and Instagram and pay up to $18 billion to resolve claims by most US states that it designed those platforms to addict children and misled consumers about their safety.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-906680

[2026-08-27 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Ashley Flowers’ ‘Crime Junkie’ empire in turmoil — as staffer vomited from nerves before presentation: report

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/26/media/ashley-flowers-crime-junkie-empire-in-turmoil-staffer-vomited-from-nerves-before-presenting-ideas-report/

[2026-08-27 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Democratic Party Panics As Top Lieutenants Move In Lockstep To Denounce Hasan Piker

Snippet: The higher-ups in the Democratic Party establishment are clearly terrified of Hasan Piker, one of the most influential media surrogates for the Democratic Socialists of America - whose members want to "dismantle the empire from within."

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/democratic-party-panics-top-lieutenants-move-lockstep-denounce-marxist-hasan-piker

[2026-08-27 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Western media demands answers from Israel for killing journalists in Gaza

Snippet: AP and Reuters have demanded answers from Israel over last year’s strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza, which killed more than 20 people, including five journalists.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644675-israel-killing-journalists-gaza/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-27 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Meta agrees to $17bn settlement over claims of child social media addiction | The National

Snippet: Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, has agreed to a major settlement over allegations about the addictiveness of its social platforms for children.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/08/26/meta-settlement-social-media-addiction-instagram/

[2026-08-27 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Meta agrees to $17bn settlement over claims of child social media addiction | The National

Snippet: Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, has agreed to a major settlement over allegations about the addictiveness of its social platforms for children.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/08/26/meta-lawsuit-settlement/

[2026-08-27 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Meta agrees to pay US$17 billion to settle teen social media addiction case in US

Snippet: Under the proposed deal, the company pledged to adopt a series of safety features for children using Instagram and Facebook

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3365364/meta-agrees-pay-us17-billion-settle-teen-social-media-addiction-case-us?utm_source=rss_feed