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Meta’s Zuckerberg testifies about social media’s effects on children in landmark trial

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By Clare Duffy, Samantha Delouya, Veronica Miracle, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled Wednesday about whether his company intentionally designed Instagram to be addictive, in front of the young woman accusing Meta and YouTube of hooking her as a child and damaging her mental …

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  1. Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trial

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    Meta’s Zuckerberg testifies about social media’s effects on children in landmark trial

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trial (opens MyNorthwest)

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    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg will testify in an unprecedented social media trial that questions whether Meta's platforms deliberately addict and harm

  2. New York Post

    Mark Zuckerberg arrives at LA court for landmark social media addiction trial (opens New York Post)

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    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrived Wednesday morning at Los Angeles Superior Court ahead of his testimony in a landmark trial on social media addiction.

  3. WMUR

    Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media addiction case (opens WMUR)

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    The plaintiff, a now 20-year-old woman, is seeking to hold social media companies responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.

  4. FOX 5 DC

    Mark Zuckerberg testifies in landmark social media addiction trial (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    Mark Zuckerberg is testifying Wednesday in a major social media trial. The plaintiff in the case is seeking to hold Meta and other social media organizations responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.

  5. The Guardian

    Mark Zuckerberg testifies in landmark social media trial over teen mental health (opens The Guardian)

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    Lawyers for the plaintiffs argue that Meta intentionally designed its social media platforms to be addictive

  6. New Hampshire Public Radio

    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to face jury in landmark social media addiction trial (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)

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    New Hampshire Public Radio's feed description

    The case is seen as a test of social media's legal responsibility for platform design features that plaintiffs' lawyers say exacerbated mental health issues in young people.

  7. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Mark Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media addiction trial (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    Mark Zuckerberg is testifying Wednesday in a major social media trial. The plaintiff in the case is seeking to hold Meta and other social media organizations responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.

  8. Deutsche Welle

  9. FOX Business

    Mark Zuckerberg faces jury in landmark trial over alleged youth harm linked to social media (opens FOX Business)

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    Mark Zuckerberg testifies in Los Angeles court for the first time about youth safety allegations in a landmark lawsuit that could set precedent for social media companies.

  10. Digital Journal

    Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media addiction trial (opens Digital Journal)

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    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify Wednesday at a groundbreaking social media addiction trial, summoned by lawyers representing a plaintiff who

  11. The Daily Caller

    Zuckerberg Testifies In Social Media Trial Dominated By Sex Crimes, Suicides (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Experts speaking to the Daily Caller News Foundation say platforms knew the toll, yet dragged their feet on basic protections until forced by litigation.

  12. New York Post

    Mark Zuckerberg grilled by lawyers about app screen time in landmark social media addiction trial at LA court (opens New York Post)

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    Mark Zuckerberg has been questioned about screentime during the social media addiction trial in an LA court.

  13. CBS News

    Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in a landmark social media addition trial today. Here (opens CBS News)

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    The landmark trial on social media addiction marks the first time the Meto CEO will defend his company in front of a jury.

  14. CNN

    Mark Zuckerberg to testify in social media addiction trial (opens CNN)

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    Mark Zuckerberg is set to take the stand Wednesday to testify for the first time before a jury about claims that his social media platforms harmed children and teens.

  15. WHDH Boston

    Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trial - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg will testify in an unprecedented social media trial that questions whether Meta’s platforms deliberately addict and harm children.Meta’s CEO is expected to answer

  16. Rolling Stone

    Mark Zuckerberg Testifies at Landmark Trial on Teen Social-Media Addiction (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Billionaire and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in Los Angeles on Wednesday in a landmark "bellwether" trial in state court.

  17. NBC Los Angeles

    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify in social media trial (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    The trial is being closely watched as a test case for hundreds of similar pending lawsuits.

  18. KEZI Eugene

    Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify in landmark social media addiction trial (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    Mark Zuckerberg arrived in court Wednesday morning to testify for the first time before a jury about claims that his social media platforms harmed children and teens.

  19. Breitbart News

    Meta Boss Mark Zuckerberg Takes the Stand in Social Media Addiction Trial (opens Breitbart News)

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    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to appear before a Los Angeles jury on Wednesday in a landmark lawsuit alleging that social media platforms were deliberately designed to addict young users and harm their mental health.

  20. Newsweek

    Meta's Mark Zuckerberg to testify in major trial: What to know (opens Newsweek)

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    Facebook, Instagram and other social media sites are under growing scrutiny over the alleged harms they can cause children.

  21. Los Angeles Times

    Mark Zuckerberg testifies in L.A. trial over claims social media makes kids addicted (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The Meta chief executive was called to the witness stand in a civil trial over a lawsuit that accuses Instagram of knowingly causing harm to children.

  22. NBC News

    Mark Zuckerberg to testify during landmark trial on social media addiction (opens NBC News)

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    LOS ANGELES — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to take the stand on Wednesday in a landmark trial that could set a precedent for whether social media platforms are responsible for harming children

  23. Al Jazeera

    Meta’s Zuckerberg pushes back on social media youth addiction claims (opens Al Jazeera)

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    In a Los Angeles court, the Meta CEO was questioned about whether Instagram’s design contributed to addictive behavior.

  24. KTVZ Bend

    Meta’s Zuckerberg testifies about social media’s effects on children in landmark trial (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Clare Duffy, Samantha Delouya, Veronica Miracle, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled Wednesday about whether his company intentionally designed Instagram to be addictive, in front of the young woman accusing Meta and YouTube of hooking her as a child and damaging her mental …

  25. Washington Examiner

    Zuckerberg grilled in social media addiction trial (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The head of Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, was grilled over the platform's policies at the landmark social media addiction trial.

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