Zuckerberg Testifies on Social Media Addiction: California Brief

Zuckerberg Testifies at Addiction Trial

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives at the Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday.

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Mark Zuckerberg was questioned on the witness stand about whether he and other leaders at Meta are aware of the number of children under age 13 who use Instagram.

During a landmark trial over social media addiction, Zuckerberg described the “very difficult” task of enforcing the platform’s age requirement and said there had been debates about “privacy sensitivity” related to asking individuals for their date of birth to create an account, which Meta ultimately decided to do.

• “There are a set of people — potentially a meaningful number of people — that lie about their ...