Meta’s Zuckerberg grilled by lawyers in landmark US social media addiction trial
South China Morning Post
by ReutersFebruary 18, 2026
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back in court on Wednesday against a lawyer’s suggestion that he had misled Congress about the design of its social media platforms, as a landmark trial over youth social media addiction continues.
Zuckerberg was questioned on his statements to Congress in 2024, at a hearing where he said the company did not give its teams the goal of maximising time spent on its apps.
Mark Lanier, a lawyer for a woman who accuses Meta of harming her mental health when...
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 2/18/2026