Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to face jury in landmark social media addiction trial [View all]
Source: NPR
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to be grilled on Wednesday by lawyers who say social media services like Instagram were intentionally designed as "digital casinos" to hook young people, fueling a teen mental health crisis.
Zuckerberg's appearance before a Los Angeles jury is the most highly anticipated of the trial. Like the rest of the proceeding, Zuckerberg's testimony will not be available by livestream.
The crux of the trial is one question that could have sweeping consequences for Silicon Valley: Are social media platforms "defective products" engineered to exploit vulnerabilities in young people's brains?
Attorneys for the tech companies have countered that a child experiencing mental health issues after using a platform does not mean social media is responsible for the child's problems. Instead, they argue that the industry has become a scapegoat for the complex emotional issues children face that can have many root causes.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2026/02/18/nx-s1-5716229/zuckerberg-social-media-addiction-trial
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