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Zuckerberg testifies at trial accusing social media firms of addicting kids to their platforms
Zuckerberg defends Meta amid claims Instagram and YouTube deliberately designed addictive features linked to youth depression and suicidal thoughts in a case impacting 1,600 similar lawsuits.
- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a Los Angeles trial where a woman sued Meta and other social media firms, alleging their platforms intentionally addict children and harm their mental health, seeking damages and platform redesigns.
- The plaintiff alleges that Meta engineered addictive features leading to her depression and suicidal thoughts, while Meta denies these claims and highlights their safety tools and parental controls.
- Internal documents presented in court revealed efforts to attract younger users and evidence of underage accounts.
- Experts and advocates argue social media platforms exploit psychological vulnerabilities in youth, linking their design to rising youth depression and anxiety rates, though the companies dispute social media as a direct cause of these harms; a verdict against Meta could lead to major industry changes and billions in damages.
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Zuckerberg Defends Meta in Landmark Trial
Mark Zuckerberg spent hours on the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday insisting he never ordered Meta to keep users—especially kids—hooked on its apps, even as lawyers projected his own emails on a screen a few feet away. The Meta CEO was grilled in a landmark trial...
Zuckerberg grilled about Meta’s strategy to target ‘teens’ and ‘tweens’
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was clearly getting testy.“That’s not what I’m saying at all,” said the tech billionaire. “I think you’re misunderstanding what I’m saying,” Zuckerberg responded. “You’re mischaracterizing what I’m saying,” he shot back.The executive was testifying on Wednesday before a jury in Los Angeles in a marquee social media trial accusing Meta of deliberately designing features of Instagram to addict children, and the legal team …
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