Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg testified as a witness in a Los Angeles court case concerning the impact of social networks on the mental health of young people. The trial is meant to decide whether Google and Meta deliberately designed their platforms to encourage compulsive use among young users and thereby harm their mental health. Specifically, the case concerns twenty-year-old Kaley, whose health was allegedly put at risk.
During questioning, Zuckerberg firmly denied claims that Instagram was designed to be addictive for young users. In court, he also denied that Meta aimed to maximize the time spent on Instagram. The company's CEO thus faces questions regarding Instagram's impact on young users and his previous public statements on this topic.
Meta is facing a serious accusation that its operations cause addiction among children and young people. The trial is focused on possible intentional conduct in the development of digital services belonging to the Meta Platforms conglomerate, which, besides Facebook, also operates Instagram and other digital services.
Zuckerberg denies in court that Meta intentionally harmed the health of young users
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Súd rozhodne, či Meta zničila zdravie 20-ročnej Kaley. Mark Zuckerberg tvrdenia odmieta
Refresher.sk
| 10:20 19.02.
Zuckerberg vypovídal u soudu. Meta čelí obvinění, že způsobuje závislost u dětí
irozhlas.cz
| 08:32 19.02.
Mark Zuckerberg pred súdom odmietol, že by bol Instagram navrhnutý ako návykový pre mladých používateľov
aktuality.sk
| 08:21 19.02.
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