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$17B settlement between Meta, states also comes with new safeguards for teens

The settlement between states and Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, means there will be new safeguards for young people on those platforms. What do psychologists think of the changes?

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Rhitu Chatterjee
Rhitu Chatterjee is a health correspondent with NPR, with a focus on mental health.
Steve Inskeep
Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition and Up First.
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