Zuckerberg defends Meta at unprecedented social media trial

The case, along with two others, has been selected as a bellwether trial, meaning its outcome could impact how thousands of similar lawsuits against social media companies are likely to play out.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Picture: Ryan Sun/AP

Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers duelled in a Los Angeles courtroom yesterday, where the Meta chief executive answered questions about young people's use of Instagram, his congressional testimony, and internal advice he has received about being "authentic" and not "robotic".

Mr Zuckerberg's testimony is part of an unprecedented social media trial that questions whether Meta's platforms deliberately addict and harm children.