Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg seeks out of lawsuits blaming him for Instagram addiction


Zuckerberg faces allegations from young people and parents that he was repeatedly warned that Instagram and Facebook weren’t safe for children but ignored the findings and publicly stated the opposite was true. — AP

Mark Zuckerberg is seeking to avoid being held personally liable in two dozen lawsuits accusing Meta Platforms Inc and other social media companies of addicting children to their products.

The Meta chief executive officer is set to make his case at a hearing Friday in California federal court. A ruling in Zuckerberg’s favour would dismiss him as a personal defendant in the litigation with no impact on the allegations against Meta.

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