"Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in a Los Angeles court in the United States as part of a landmark trial examining Instagram's impact on the mental health of its young users. While on the stand on Wednesday, Zuckerberg pushed back on allegations made by Mark Lanier, the lawyer for the woman who has accused Meta of harming her mental health while she was a child."
"Lanier alleged that Zuckerberg misled Congress about the design of its social media platforms. Zuckerberg was questioned on his statements to the US Congress in 2024, during a hearing in which he said the company did not give its teams the goal of maximising time spent on its apps. Lanier showed jurors emails from 2014 and 2015 in which Zuckerberg laid out aims to increase time spent on the app by double-digit percentage points."
Mark Zuckerberg testified in a Los Angeles jury trial examining Instagram's impact on young users' mental health. The plaintiff, identified as KGM, says she developed suicidal thoughts and depression after using YouTube and Instagram in childhood. Lawyer Mark Lanier alleged Zuckerberg misled Congress and presented 2014–2015 emails showing aims to increase time spent on the app by double-digit percentage points. Zuckerberg said Meta previously set time-spent goals but later changed its approach and disputed claims that his testimony was inaccurate. The trial could require Meta to pay damages and weaken Big Tech's legal defense; TikTok and Snap settled separately.
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