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Mark Zuckerberg denies that Instagram targets kids at landmark social media trial
Mark Zuckerberg denies Instagram targets or addicts children amid lawsuits claiming the platform harms youth mental health, with 1,600+ plaintiffs seeking accountability.
- On Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in Los Angeles, denying the company seeks to make Instagram addictive to younger users and stating it does not aim to maximize monthly user time.
- The consolidated case includes more than 1,600 plaintiffs, including over 350 families and over 250 school districts, who allege Instagram and other platforms designed addictive features to profit from children.
- During questioning, plaintiffs' attorney cited a Meta review estimating more than 4 million under-13 users in 2015, while Zuckerberg said age-verification came later and some users lie about their age.
- A Meta spokesperson declined to comment, while Bergman said `For the first time, a Meta CEO will have to sit before a jury, under oath, and explain why the company released a product its own safety teams warned were addictive and harmful to children`.
- The litigation continues with related trials scheduled this year as Meta faces a separate New Mexico trial beginning next week; Neal Mohan, YouTube chief executive, was removed from the witness list, Lanier said he has no plans to call him.
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Meta's boss, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, appeared before the Los Angeles court on Wednesday 18 February against a young Californian who accused Meta and Youtube of knowingly designing their platforms in order to make her dependent on social networks, which they refute.
Meta's Zuckerberg denies Instagram targets kids at social media addiction trial
Meta faces potential damages at the jury trial, part of a wave of litigation against social media companies in the US, where cases are beginning to go to trial amid a broader global backlash.
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Attorneys for the plaintiff questioned Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, on allegations that his products targeted young people despite known harms. The post Meta Chief Zuckerberg Testifies in High-Stakes Social Media Addiction Trial in Los Angeles appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
Mark Zuckerberg grilled about underage Instagram users, social media addiction during landmark trial
In his first time testifying about child safety in front of a jury, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the company does not seek to make Instagram addictive to younger users.
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