Witness links Meta culture to teen-safety gaps in landmark trial
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A former Meta insider testified that Mark Zuckerberg's leadership culture hindered safety fixes on Facebook and Instagram, arguing default settings left harmful features enabled for teens and that profit-focused decisions under the culture blocked addressing safety. The multi-state consumer-protection case accuses Meta of engineering its platforms to hook minors and harvest data, with penalties potentially discussed up to $1.4 trillion, while Meta contends the charges rely on selectively quoted documents and that risks were addressed. The six-week trial may glimpse whether Zuckerberg himself will testify.
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