Mark Zuckerberg Testifies He’s Not Addicting Kids, Just Accidentally Crushing Souls
KEY POINTS
- •On February 18, 2026, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a Los Angeles trial about social media addiction.
- •The lawsuit involves a 20-year-old plaintiff named KGM and over 2,000 similar cases alleging harm to youth mental health.
- •Meta warned investors its legal troubles could cost 'high tens of billions' and disputed claims that platforms were purposely addictive.
On February 18, 2026, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in Los Angeles, facing a courtroom full of parents like Lori Schott, who lost her daughter Annalee to suicide after toxic social media content 'destroyed' her mental health. The trial revolves around a 20-year-old woman 'KGM' suing Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat over addictive platforms. TikTok and Snapchat quietly settled, but Meta keeps saying teenagers—who represent less than 1% of its ad revenue—are just 'not valuable enough for advertisers' to warrant addiction design. Meanwhile, Meta warned third-quarter 2026 financials could take a 'significant' hit with legal damages soaring into 'high tens of billions.' Oh, and yes, Meta’s teen-parent control tools are their decade-old rebuttal to this apocalypse of digital doom.
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Zuck claims teens have 'no disposable income,' so designing addicting apps to destroy their minds is just bad business strategy, not villainy.
Meta losing 'high tens of billions' because teens addicted to apps that teens can’t even pay for. That’s some next-level irony sponsored by Facebook.
Watching Zuckerberg say 'If people don’t like it, they’ll leave' is like watching a chef argue no one’s addicted to their scalding-hot chili—yet everyone keeps ordering three bowls.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 2/19/2026 | Author: Kelsey Vlamis,Sydney Bradley,Pranav Dixit
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