"Meta CEO and billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is set to be questioned for the first time in a U.S. court on Wednesday about Instagram's effect on the mental health of young users, as a landmark trial over youth social media addiction continues. While Zuckerberg has previously testified on the subject before Congress, the stakes are higher at the jury trial in Los Angeles. Meta may have to pay damages if it loses the case,"
"Florida has prohibited companies from allowing users under 14. Tech industry trade groups are challenging the law in court. Who is the woman behind the case? The case involves a California woman who started using Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube as a child. She alleges the companies sought to profit by hooking kids on their services despite knowing social media could harm their mental health. She alleges the apps fuelled her depression and suicidal thoughts and is seeking to hold the companies liable."
Mark Zuckerberg will be questioned in a U.S. jury trial about Instagram's effects on young users' mental health. The trial could require Meta to pay damages. Governments worldwide have restricted youth access to social platforms; Australia and Spain ban users under 16, and Florida bans under-14 access. A California woman alleges Instagram and YouTube hooked children for profit, fueling her depression and suicidal thoughts and seeks to hold the companies liable. Meta and Google deny the allegations and cite safety features and a National Academies finding that research does not show social media changes kids' mental health. The case is a test amid thousands of similar U.S. suits.
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