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Trial against Meta in New Mexico highlights video depositions by top executives
The trial scrutinizes Meta's failure to disclose risks including addiction and exploitation, with less than 1.1% of teens using Instagram's screen-time reminders, prosecutors say.
- In Santa Fe on Tuesday, prosecutors presented video depositions of Meta executives, including a Meta CEO and Instagram leader, as key evidence in the child harm case.
- Allegations center on failures to disclose, with prosecutors saying Meta violated state consumer protection laws by not addressing harms like social media addiction and child sexual exploitation.
- In prior congressional testimony, Mosseri and Zuckerberg discussed youth safety, with Mosseri disagreeing social media causes clinical addiction and apologizing in 2026 testimony.
- Meta disputes the assertions and says it discloses risks to users, with Kevin Huff, Meta attorney, emphasizing during Feb. 9 opening statements that some harmful content still slips through.
- Alongside a separate Los Angeles trial, the litigation draws national attention with depositions from Meta executives, potentially shaping thousands of future lawsuits against social media firms.
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Trial against Meta in New Mexico highlights video depositions by top executives
New Mexico prosecutors are presenting never-before-seen video depositions of Meta executives at a trial that centers on impacts of the conglomerate's platforms on children.
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