Zuckerberg to testify at Meta trial

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is slated to testify in an unprecedented social medial trial that questions whether Meta's platforms deliberately addict and harm children.

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February 18, 2026 - 2:22 PM

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg will testify in an unprecedented social media trial that questions whether Meta’s platforms deliberately addict and harm children.

Meta’s CEO is expected to answer tough questions on Wednesday from attorneys representing a now 20-year-old woman identified by the initials KGM, who claims her early use of social media addicted her to the technology and exacerbated depression and suicidal thoughts. Meta Platforms and Google’s YouTube are the two remaining defendants in the case, which TikTok and Snap have settled.

Zuckerberg has…

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