US EditionInstagram Chief Testifies He Doesn’t Believe People Can Get Clinically Addicted to Social Media
Instagram head Adam Mosseri distinguishes clinical addiction from problematic use in court amid allegations of social media harms to children, with teen safety a key trial focus.
- On Wednesday, Adam Mosseri, head of Meta's Instagram, testified in the Los Angeles courtroom that he disagrees people can be clinically addicted and distinguished this from `problematic use`.
- Plaintiffs argue addiction underpins their claims, with a 20-year-old plaintiff identified as KGM anchoring the case, highlighting addiction's importance in holding platforms responsible.
- Courtroom testimony highlighted cosmetic filters and bereaved parents reacted visibly during body-dysmorphia testimony as researchers who created teen accounts showed Instagram recommended self-harm and sexual content.
- A separate New Mexico trial began this week, with Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube as remaining defendants, while TikTok and Snap have settled, highlighting ongoing litigation scope.
- In recent years, Instagram added safety features and last year Meta shut down third-party augmented reality filters; Mosseri said prioritizing safety need not conflict with revenue, while Meta called some critical reports misleading.
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Instagram Head Pushes Back on Addiction Claims
Source: Matt Cardy / Getty Adam Mosseri, head of Meta’s Instagram, testified Wednesday in a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he does not agree with the notion that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms. Addiction is central to the case, in which plaintiffs are attempting to hold social media companies accountable for harms to children who use their services. Meta Platforms and Google’s YouTube are the remaini…
Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, denies in court that social media can be addictive. Instagram aims to keep users on the screen for as long as possible with endless scrolling and short videos.
Instagram Addiction Doesn’t Exist, According to App’s Top Executive
LOS ANGELES—When asked whether he believes there is such a thing as being addicted to Instagram, the social media platform’s top executive, Adam Mosseri—testifying as an adverse witness for the prosecution on Day 3 of a landmark jury trial in Los Angeles Superior Court—said simply that he does not. “I think it’s important to differentiate between clinical addiction and ‘problematic use,’” Mosseri said Wednesday, defining the latter term as someo…
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