Mar. 9, 2026
Ex-Meta engineer testifies Instagram 'uses you' in social media addiction trial
Plaintiff's final witness told jurors Instagram's recommendation systems and design features encouraged excessive use by young users and complicated parental oversight.
Instagram evolved from a tool people use into one that "uses you," a former Meta safety engineer told jurors Friday, describing how algorithmic features reshaped the platform as the plaintiff's attorneys in the first bellwether social media addiction trial rested their case.
Over the past four weeks, jurors in Los Angeles County heard evidence from a 20-year-old woman identified as Kaley G.M., who claims her compulsive use of Instagram and YouTube led to her mental h...
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