Instagram chief testifies in Meta youth-safety trial as states press addiction claims
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has testified in a landmark federal trial in California over claims that Meta designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for young users. The hearing is part of a lawsuit brought by 29 US states against Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook. Mosseri said few teenagers used Instagram's "Take a Break" feature before it was made the default setting for teens in September 2024.Under questioning from a lawyer for Colorado, Mosseri acknowledged that teen use of the feature had been in the low single digits before the default change. He said the feature had... [Continue Reading]
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