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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kaitlyn Huamani and Barbara Ortutay

Instagram chief says he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media

Social Media Kids Trial - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta's Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms.

The question of addiction is a key pillar of the case, where plaintiffs seek to hold social media companies responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube are the two remaining defendants in the case, which TikTok and Snap have settled.

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