"For many in the gallery, it was a chance to sit face to face with a man they hold responsible for their children's deaths. Bereaved parents waited outside the Spring Street courthouse overnight in the rain for a place in the gallery, some breaking into sobs as he spoke. "I can't do this," wept mom Lori Schott, whose daughter Annalee died by suicide after a years-long struggle with what she described as social media addiction. "I'm shaking, I couldn't stop. It just destroyed her.""
"The head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, testified Wednesday in a Los Angeles civil trial over a lawsuit that alleges the company and co-defendant YouTube knew their products were harmful to children. "We're trying to be as safe as possible but also censor as little as possible," Mosseri said from the witness stand. The case is considered a bellwether for other pending lawsuits against social media companies."
Adam Mosseri testified in a Los Angeles civil trial over allegations that Instagram and co-defendant YouTube knew their products harmed children. He said the company tries to be as safe as possible while censoring as little as possible. The case is considered a bellwether that could shape thousands of pending lawsuits. Bereaved parents waited overnight in the rain to sit in the gallery; several broke into sobs, and one mother described her daughter's suicide after years of social media addiction. Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl warned she would remove anyone who violated courtroom decorum. Mosseri appeared composed in a navy suit.
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