Overview
- Mark Zuckerberg told jurors Meta no longer chases time-spent metrics, acknowledging Instagram moved too slowly to restrict under‑13 accounts and previously set screen‑time objectives.
- Plaintiff Kaley G.M., now 20, testified she began using YouTube at about 6, created accounts under age, spent up to 16 hours a day, and later suffered anxiety, depression, self‑harm, and body dysmorphic disorder.
- Plaintiff’s counsel presented internal records, including a 2013 YouTube goal of one billion hours watched daily—surpassed in 2024—and company research referencing harms from excessive viewing.
- YouTube executive Cristos Goodrow said the platform is not designed to maximize viewing time or create addiction, characterizing endless scrolling as a failure and defending recommendations as user‑value focused.
- Jurors are instructed to assess product design and corporate strategy rather than platform content, with the case seen as a bellwether as TikTok and Snapchat have already settled and related suits proceed nationwide.