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Mosseri also addressed a 2019 internal email exchange in which former Meta global affairs head Nick Clegg warned the company would be "rightly accused of putting growth over responsibility" over image-altering filters. Mosseri said Meta banned filters that went beyond makeup effects but under questioning admitted the ban had been "modified."
Instagram head Adam Mosseri testified that 16 hours of daily scrolling isn’t “addiction” during a Los Angeles trial where Meta, TikTok, and YouTube face lawsuits over allegedly addictive algorithms.
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri reportedly compared using the platform to binge-watching Netflix while rejecting clinical addiction claims in Los Angeles trial.
The plaintiff’s lawyer in a landmark social media addiction trial tried to connect Adam Mosseri’s compensation with Instagram’s policy toward filters.
Instagram leader Adam Mosseri is to testify in court regarding the app's design affecting youth mental health, as part of a trial over 'social media addiction' in children. This could influence responses to similar lawsuits.