Social media addiction trial: Mark Zuckerberg says increasing engagement on Instagram is not a company goal and that Meta removes underage users it identifies
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against the notion that the social media company made increasing time spent on Instagram a company goal.
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NEW: Illustrations from inside the courtroom show Mark Zuckerberg being sworn in and confronted with evidence as the Meta CEO testified this morning in the ongoing landmark social media trials in Los Angeles. #BigTechAddictsKids [image]
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Nice to see this judge has as much contempt for these bullshit meta glasses as I do! — You record me without my permission, I am punching those glasses off your face. I don't support your surveillance state or the invasion of my privacy! — www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/m...
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Having members of your entourage wear Meta RayBans into a court room is .. a choice www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/m...