Instagram chief Adam Mosseri testifies on social media addiction at landmark trial in L.A.

"Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta's Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms.The question of addiction is a key pillar of the case, where plaintiffs seek to hold social media companies responsible for harms to children who use their platforms."

"Mosseri said he was not claiming to be a medical expert when questioned about his qualifications to comment on the legitimacy of social media addiction, but said someone "very close" to him has experienced serious clinical addiction, which is why he said he was "being careful with my words."He said he and his colleagues use the term "problematic use" to refer to "someone spending more time on Instagram than they feel good about, and that definitely happens.""

Adam Mosseri testified that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms. The lawsuit centers on a 20-year-old identified as KGM and seeks to hold platforms accountable for harms to children, with Meta and YouTube remaining as defendants. Mosseri differentiated clinical addiction from problematic use and said problematic use includes spending more time on Instagram than someone feels good about. He acknowledged earlier casual use of the word addiction, said he is not a medical expert, noted someone close experienced clinical addiction, and emphasized avoiding decisions that harm well-being.

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