Meta’s Zuckerberg grilled by lawyers in landmark US social media addiction trial

Meta ⁠Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back in court on Wednesday against a lawyer’s suggestion that he had misled Congress about the design of its social media platforms, as a landmark trial over youth social media addiction continues. Zuckerberg was questioned on his statements to Congress in 2024, at a hearing where he said the company did not give its teams the goal of maximising time spent on its apps. Mark ‌Lanier, a lawyer for a woman who accuses Meta of harming her mental health when...