Instagram CEO denies company hid low use of teen safety feature in Meta trial
Summary
Instagram’s CEO, Adam Mosseri, testified in a US court denying that Meta hid information about low use of teen safety features. The trial involves allegations that Meta designed addictive products harmful to young people and collected data from children under 13 without permission.Key Facts
- Adam Mosseri is the CEO of Instagram and testified in a lawsuit involving Meta.
- The lawsuit is brought by 29 US states accusing Meta of harming young people’s mental health.
- One safety tool, "Take a Break," had only 1.8% of teens opting in, a figure Mosseri did not publicly disclose in detail.
- The states claim Meta broke laws by collecting data from children under age 13 without parental permission.
- If Meta loses, it could pay up to $200 billion in damages and be forced to make its products safer for kids.
- Meta denies these claims and says it aims to lead in online safety.
- Other witnesses, including a former Meta engineer and psychologists, have testified in the trial.
- The trial is happening in federal court in Oakland, California, and is expected to last through September.
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