Zuckerberg takes stand in a landmark trial on youth social media addiction
Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in federal court to defend Instagram against allegations that it was deliberately designed to be addictive to children and teens. It’s the first time he’s testifying about child safety in front of a jury. YouTube is also included in the lawsuit.
After son’s suicide, mother says social media platforms are built to addict children
Maurine Molach lost her son, David, in 2016 when he died by suicide. She is the co-founder of Parents for Safe Online Spaces, a coalition of families who have lost children to online harms and are bringing similar lawsuits. She is not a plaintiff in the case currently on trial.
Parents for Safe Online Spaces – Advocating for Online Harms Prevention
We are 20 families bound together by the unimaginable: the loss of a child. We’ve come together to advocate for the Kids Online Safety Act to enact long-term guardrails on social media to prevent online harms.