Bobby Allen
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Zuckerberg was at times testy as he was being asked to explain emails and memos from more than a decade ago, but he appeared aware of how he was coming across to jurors.
Responding to a document showing his staff coaching him to be more relatable and human, Zuckerberg said public remarks are not his favorite thing, saying, quote, I think I'm actually well known to be very bad at this.
The trial, linked to 1,600 other cases, is expected to last another four weeks.
He was shown an internal strategy document that said, quote, To this, Zuckerberg said, yes, he recalled the document, but didn't remember the context around it.
He said, well, the minimum age to use Instagram is 13.
They have struggled with keeping preteens off the app.
He was also shown an email he wrote saying that getting rid of beauty filters would be paternalistic.
He says he was trying to find, you know, the right balance between limiting them and also allowing people to express themselves.
He was shown an internal strategy document that said, quote, if we want to wake big with teens, we have to bring them in as tweens.
To this, Zuckerberg said, yes, he recalled the document, but didn't remember the context around it.
He said, well, the minimum age to use Instagram is 13.
They have struggled with keeping pre-teens off the app.
He was also shown an email he wrote saying that getting rid of beauty filters would be paternalistic.
He says he was trying to find, you know, the right balance between limiting them and also allowing people to express themselves.
A core question of the trial is whether tech companies should be found legally liable for designing social media apps in ways that have harmed or worsened users' mental health.
Silicon Valley has long avoided legal repercussions thanks to a federal shield known as Section 230.
It makes it hard to sue tech companies for content users post.
But this trial is framing social media platforms as a defective product designed knowing the harms they could cause.
The outcome of this trial could shape 1,600 other social media addiction cases still pending.