Mark Zuckerberg and his Ray-Ban entourage have their day in court

"Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg entered a downtown Los Angeles courthouse in largely the same way as all the attorneys, reporters, and advocates who'd come to watch his landmark trial testimony, but with one notable difference: he was flanked by an entourage that appeared to be wearing Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses. To get to the courtroom, he walked past a crowd of parents whose children died after struggling with issues they attribute to the design of social media platforms including those"

"Zuckerberg was questioned through the morning session by Mark Lanier, the lead litigator for plaintiff K.G.M. She's a 20-year-old woman who claims Meta and Google's design features encouraged her to compulsively use their apps and led to mental health issues, which the companies generally deny. Lanier's charismatic style, drawing from his other profession as a pastor, was in stark contrast to Zuckerberg's responses on the witness stand, where he tried"

Mark Zuckerberg testified in a Los Angeles courtroom about safety decisions and platform design. He entered flanked by an entourage wearing Ray-Ban smart glasses and walked past grieving parents. The morning session featured questioning by Mark Lanier for plaintiff K.G.M., a 20-year-old who alleges design features from Meta and Google encouraged compulsive app use and harmed mental health. Lanier's charismatic, pastor-influenced style contrasted with Zuckerberg's matter-of-fact cadence. Zuckerberg sought to inject nuance about how employees discussed and sometimes criticized safety choices and repeatedly denied that the platform was liable for the alleged harms.

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