Overview
- Adam Mosseri testified that Instagram use can be “problematic” but not “clinically addictive,” stressing he is not a medical expert and arguing that protecting minors aligns with the company’s business interests.
- Jurors saw internal emails about face-altering filters, with policy and well-being teams warning of harm as Mosseri supported allowing certain filters while blocking those that overtly promote plastic surgery.
- Plaintiffs target design features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, likes, notifications and beauty filters, while expert witness Dr. Anna Lembke likened social media to a drug after reviewing internal company research.
- TikTok and Snap settled with the plaintiff before trial, leaving Meta and Google’s YouTube as defendants as YouTube’s lawyer cast the service as an entertainment platform rather than social media.
- The judge limited content-focused arguments under Section 230, and upcoming testimony from Mark Zuckerberg and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan is slated as the verdict could influence hundreds of related cases and potential product changes.