Across the country, parents described feeling some validation after the landmark $17.1 billion settlement. But they also felt skeptical that much of anything will change.

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In “The Anxious Generation,” he laid out the evils of social media for kids. The landmark Meta settlement seems to agree.

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Psychologists said the changes were a symbolic victory, but warned their effectiveness might be limited.

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The country star supported early childhood literacy, disaster relief, the development of the Covid-19 vaccine and more.

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