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Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday as an “adverse witness” in a landmark trial over claims that Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube functioned as “digital casinos,” dispensing dopamine-driven rewards to keep children scrolling despite known risks.
The plaintiff’s lawyer in a landmark social media addiction trial tried to connect Adam Mosseri’s compensation with Instagram’s policy toward filters.
The head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, testified in an L.A. civil trial over a lawsuit that alleges the company and co-defendant YouTube knew their products were harmful to children.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri likened social media addiction to being hooked on a Netflix show and said that 16 hours of daily use of the app is problematic but not a clinical addiction. Adam Mosseri has led Instagram for eight years and was testifying in the landmark trial that started this week in Los Angeles.
Head of Meta-owned app testifies in landmark California trial over social media’s impact on youth’s mental health.
Instagram leader Adam Mosseri is to testify in court regarding the app's design affecting youth mental health, as part of a trial over 'social media addiction' in children. This could influence responses to similar lawsuits.