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Mark Zuckerberg Says Instagram Is Valuable, Not Harmful, in Social Media Addiction Trial

Eli Tan / nytimes - Meta’s chief executive said users spent a lot of time on the app because of its value, as he was grilled about child safety issues in front of a jury.


Internal Meta fights: experts overruled, beauty filters, youth safety

Eighteen Experts Said No. Zuckerberg Said Yes.

15 days / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Buck-passing Zuckerberg ropes Apple into his defense in social media safety trial

15 days / appleinsider

Meta (META) Stock: Zuckerberg Discussed Youth Well-Being With Tim Cook

15 days / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Mark Zuckerberg overruled 18 wellbeing experts to keep beauty filters on Insta

16 days / ycombinator

Zuckerberg Called Child Safety 'Paternalistic.' This Time, a Jury Heard It.

16 days / implicator / Marcus Schuler


Judge warns: no AI glasses; juror privacy at risk

‘This is very serious’: Judge threatens AI glasses wearers with contempt during Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony

15 days / fastcompany / Michael Grothaus

Judge warns smart glasses wearers of contempt charges as Zuckerberg testifies in Meta trial

15 days / techspot

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

16 days / theverge / Lauren Feiner

Mark Zuckerberg Takes the Stand, No Meta Ray-Bans Allowed

16 days / gizmodo / Matt Novak


Wider legal and policy ripple: global bans, bellwether cases

From Paris to New Delhi, the Push to Ban Teens From Social Media Is Going Global

16 days / wsj / Sam Schechner

Social media on trial: tech giants face lawsuits over addiction, safety, and mental health

16 days / theverge / Verge Staff


Zuckerberg defends Instagram as 'useful', denies engagement goals

Zuckerberg Denies Meta Maximized Teen Engagement in Landmark Trial

15 days / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Mark Zuckerberg Tries to Play It Safe in Social Media Addiction Trial Testimony

16 days / wired / Miles Klee

Zuckerberg grilled about Meta's strategy to target 'teens' and 'tweens'

16 days / npr / Bobby Allyn

Mark Zuckerberg testifies in social media addiction trial that Meta just wants Instagram to be 'useful'

16 days / engadget / Karissa Bell

Mark Zuckerberg Testifies During Landmark Trial On Social Media Addiction

16 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Mark Zuckerberg in courtroom hot seat over social media dangers

16 days / mashable

Meta CEO testifies in landmark social media addiction trial

16 days / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

Mark Zuckerberg Says Instagram Is Valuable, Not Harmful, in Social Media Addiction Trial

16 days / nytimes / Eli Tan

Mark Zuckerberg Grilled on Usage Goals, Underage Users at California Trial

16 days / wsj / Meghan Bobrowsky


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Mark Zuckerberg Takes the Stand, No Meta Ray-Bans Allowed

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Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media addiction trial

techxplore - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify Wednesday at a groundbreaking social media addiction trial, summoned by lawyers representing a plaintiff who alleges Instagram and other platforms were deliberately designed to make young users addicted.


Families and plaintiffs converge in Los Angeles courtroom

Mark Zuckerberg is taking the stand as social media goes on trial

16 days / theverge / Lauren Feiner

Zuckerberg to testify in watershed child social media trial

16 days / reddit / /u/tylerthe-theatre


Landmark legal test: can platform design be held responsible?

Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify in a landmark social media addiction trial

16 days / qz / Shannon Carroll

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to face jury in landmark social media addiction trial

16 days / npr / Bobby Allyn

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to face jury in landmark social media addiction trial

16 days / npr / Steve Inskeep


On the stand: Zuckerberg faces grilling from plaintiffs' lawyers

Zuckerberg to testify in social media addiction trial

16 days / bbc

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in LA social media safety trial

16 days / cnbc

Mark Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media trial

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Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media addiction trial

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Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trial

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Social and community posts amplifying trial coverage

Meta's Zuckerberg faces questioning at youth addiction trial

16 days / reddit / /u/Nexusyak

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to face jury in landmark social media addiction trial

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Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify before a Los Angeles court on Wed as the billionaire social media chief responds to claims that social media is addictive to children. Social media platforms face legal consequences from claims their products are harmful

16 days / bsky / @robertscotthorton.bsky.social / robertscotthorton.bsky.social

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