Feb. 20, 2026
Former Meta vice president says growth trumped user safety
A former Meta executive testified that company leadership, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, prioritized growth and ad revenue over safety, as jurors weigh claims Instagram harmed a teenage user.
A former Meta Platforms vice president testified Thursday that, in his experience, the company's leadership - including CEO Mark Zuckerberg - consistently favored growth and advertising revenue over user safety, a dynamic he said contributed to his departure after 11 years.
"Keeping people safe in honoring those commitments was not important to Mark or the company," Brian Boland told Los Angeles jurors, saying Meta's internal safety efforts were "small and s...
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