Instagram head Adam Mosseri to testify at Meta child social media addiction trial
Mosseri said few teens used Instagram’s Take a Break feature before it became default, as states seek up to $200 billion in penalties.
- Adam Mosseri, Instagram head at Meta, testified in a trial where California and 28 other states accuse Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to keep children online while hiding potential harms and legal liabilities.
- The lawsuit claims Meta violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting data from children under 13 without parental consent and misled users about platform safety.
- Meta faces potential penalties of up to $200 billion, and if found liable, may have to change features such as infinite scroll and beauty filters, affecting social media platforms broadly.
- Mosseri denied directing employees to withhold information or reduce researchers studying youth mental health harm, though Meta limited access to some internal research after whistleblower Frances Haugen’s 2021 leaks.
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In the US, the Meta Group has to be responsible for the accusation of making minors dependent on its online networks. Now, Instagram CEO Mosseri says that he has concealed an important point.
Adam Mosseri testified that Instagram’s Take a Break feature helped less than hoped
Adam Mosseri, who has run Instagram since 2018, told a federal jury in Oakland that the app’s “Take a Break” feature “helped, but not nearly as much as we hoped”, as internal documents showed only 1.8% of teenagers used it. Meta’s public blog post at the time said more than 90% of users who turned […] This story continues at The Next Web
Why Did Adam Mosseri Say Most Teens Didn’t Want Instagram’s ‘Take a Break’? | 📲 LatestLY
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri testified in Meta's child addiction trial that only a small percentage of teens used the 'Take a Break' feature before it was made default in September 2024, admitting 'Most teens didn't want it. We decided to push forward with it anyway.' States are seeking nearly USD 200 billion in penalties from Meta. 📲 Why Did Adam Mosseri Say Most Teens Didn’t Want Instagram’s ‘Take a Break’?.
Meta discussed with American states a possible friendly settlement of her ongoing federal trial on the addiction of minors to Facebook and Instagram, reported on Tuesday night Bloomberg, while several attorneys general convened press conferences for Wednesday morning. ...
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