""That's not what I'm saying at all," said the tech billionaire. "I think you're misunderstanding what I'm saying," Zuckerberg responded. "You're mischaracterizing what I'm saying," he shot back."
"The executive was testifying on Wednesday before a jury in Los Angeles in a marquee social media trial accusing Meta of deliberately designing features of Instagram to addict children, and the legal team for the family suing was intent on showing that Zuckerberg's fingerprints were all over the company's big decisions. Mark Lanier, a Texas trial lawyer and pastor with a folksy courtroom demeanor, directed Zuckerberg's attention to a 2020 internal Meta document showing that 11-year-olds were four times as likely to keep coming back to Facebook, compared to older users. Instagram's minimum age for signing up is 13."
""I don't remember the context of this email from more than ten years ago," Zuckerberg said. "I think the way we should build things is to build useful services for people to connect with their family and friends and learn about the world.""
Mark Zuckerberg testified before a Los Angeles jury in a high-profile lawsuit alleging Meta designed Instagram features to addict children. Attorneys presented internal documents showing 11-year-olds returned to Facebook far more frequently and that about 30% of 10- to 12-year-olds used Instagram. Documents revealed goals to increase time spent by 10-year-olds and to recruit tweens as a pathway to winning teens. Zuckerberg said he did not recall the context of older emails and described a product focus on connecting family and friends and helping people learn about the world. The plaintiffs argued company leadership prioritized attracting younger users despite age limits.
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