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A former Meta safety engineer who testified in the landmark child safety case has criticised the company's $18 billion settlement with US states, arguing it fails to address the core harms he documented and may merely formalise ineffective safety measures.
A former Meta engineering director resumed testimony Wednesday in a landmark trial where multiple US states accuse the company of deliberately designing platforms to addict teenagers while hiding research about psychological harms and illegally harvesting children's data.
Tennessee's attorneys argue Meta knowingly ignored its own research showing Instagram harms teenagers through addictive features, as the social media giant seeks to maximise profits from young users.
Meta has appealed a Los Angeles court verdict that found it deliberately designed addictive social media platforms targeting young users. The jury awarded the plaintiff US$3 million in damages, with an additional US$3 million recommended in punitive damages.