Ex-Meta Staffer Testifies Daughter, 14, Was Prey on Instagram

Arturo Béjar spent six years working on child safety tools at Meta Platforms Inc., but told a jury he did not fully understand the threats posed to young users on the platform until his 14-year-old daughter signed up for an Instagram account.

By Madlin Mekelburg and Isaiah Poritz (Bloomberg Law)

Meta goes on trial, accused of targeting children and downplaying dangers of Instagram

The company is being sued in California by 29 US states for deceiving consumers and violating federal child protection laws by exposing young users to violent or sexual content and addiction risks.

Zuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trial

Arturo Béjar, former Meta safety engineer, tells jury tech company was aware of products’ potential harm to children Meta has taken a “don’t ask, don’t tell” strategy when it comes to the safety of children on its social media platforms, according to a whistleblower who testified during a landmark trial against the company on Tuesday. He is slated to continue his testimony on Wednesday. Arturo Béjar, a former Meta safety engineer, told the jury that the company was aware of the harm its produ...

By Dara Kerr

Whistleblower Arturo Béjar leads testimony in landmark trial against Meta

The former Meta employee testified that the company culture prioritized user numbers over child safety measures.

By John Ruwitch

Zuckerberg put growth ahead of child safety, former Meta engineer testifies in major trial

Arturo Bejar has been a key witness against the social-media giant in three cases that have gone to trial so far

By Kenrick Cai, Diana Novak Jones and Jonathan Stempel

Meta knowingly hooked children and misled public, prosecutors tell court

Meta knowingly hooked and exploited children, a US federal court heard Tuesday in a trial against the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive to young users. In what many experts have called social media's "big tobacco moment," a coalition of states is asking that Meta be penalised by around $200 billion for designing products addictive to children.

By FRANCE24

Meta trial heats as ex-director calls Instagram child safety an “afterthought”

Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, US court hears

A court has heard claims Meta intentionally hooked a generation of children on Facebook and Instagram, as the biggest legal challenge faced by the social media platform began.

By Emmanuel Tetteh