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Zuckerberg Grilled About Meta's Strategy to Target 'Teens' And 'Tweens'

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in Los Angeles as part of a high‑profile social‑media addiction trial, facing questions about internal documents that show the company deliberately targeted users as young as ten. Plaintiffs highlighted memos from 2015‑2018 that set goals to increase time spent by tweens and to win over teens, while also pointing to features like beauty filters that may harm body image. Zuckerberg acknowledged age‑verification challenges and defended the platforms as tools for connection, but the jury will weigh whether Meta’s design choices constitute a product‑liability issue. The case is a bellwether for roughly 1,600 similar lawsuits alleging harm to young users.