"A 20-year-old woman, listed in legal documents with the initials KGM, launched a lawsuit against social media giants YouTube, Meta (parent company of Instagram), TikTok, and Snapchat. The case alleges that these apps were designed to be as addictive as possible and that addiction from a young age spurred lasting mental health damage. Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand to answer questions at the trial this week. He denied that there was conclusive proof that social media created mental health challenges."
"Zuckerberg also said his company has moved away from engagement time as an internal success metric and was relying more on utility to users. He also defended Meta's efforts to keep those under the age of 13 off their platforms. The plaintiff's attorney questioned Zuckerberg on the use of beautification filters in Instagram. Eighteen external experts had reportedly raised concerns with Meta about their implementation."
A 20-year-old plaintiff filed a lawsuit naming YouTube, Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat, alleging that the apps were designed to be highly addictive and caused lasting mental-health damage from early use. Mark Zuckerberg testified and denied conclusive evidence that social media causes mental-health problems. Zuckerberg said Meta moved away from measuring engagement time toward focusing on utility and defended efforts to keep children under 13 off its platforms. The plaintiff's attorney questioned Instagram's beautification filters after 18 external experts raised implementation concerns. The case raises issues about ad-driven consumerism, environmental impacts of targeted advertising, and the ethics of using AI and children-targeted ads.
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