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Mark Zuckerberg took the stand on Wednesday in a landmark Los Angeles trial alleging that major social media platforms were intentionally designed to be addictive for children and teens.
Meta’s chief executive said users spent a lot of time on Instagram because of its value, as he was grilled about child safety issues in front of a jury.
The Meta CEO was grilled about age verification and addiction.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a landmark trial about social media addiction. Parents who attended hope the 'tide will turn' against Big Tech.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against claims that Instagram is designed to be addictive to young users in his testimony in a landmark trial against social media companies, NPR reported.
A grieving mother called on Mark Zuckerberg to "face the music" as the Meta CEO testifies in a historic trial over claims that social media platforms addict young users.
Facebook's founder testified at a landmark trial in Los Angeles questioning whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Catch up on what he said below.
A grieving New York mom whose 15-year-old son shot himself after being targeted in a Facebook “sextortion” scam blasted Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg as a “soulless psychopath” as he arrived to testify in a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Judge Kuhl made it clear that she won’t allow recording with smart glasses in the courtroom. Outright bans on smart glasses in court are still rare in the US, so orders like this will likely be the most direct and commonly used strategy for keeping glasses out of court proceedings for the time being.
Grieving parents awaited Mark Zuckerberg's arrival at a courthouse in downtown Los Angeles for what is being called the social media industry's "big tobacco moment".
Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in federal court to defend Instagram against allegations that it was deliberately designed to be addictive to children and teens. It's the first time he's testifying about child safety in front of a jury.