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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Technology
Johann Calderon

Meta's Teflon Problem: Mark Zuckerberg Faces Mounting Legal Battles Over Social Media Addiction

Facebook and Instagram has gained more and more subscribers steadily year after year (Credit: Bastian Riccardi/Pexels)

Mark Zuckerberg's $2 trillion (£1.5 trillion) Meta empire is facing a mounting legal reckoning over allegations that its social media platforms harm children, yet Facebook and Instagram continue to thrive.

With a $942 million (£711.5 million) court judgment, billions of dollars in settlements and fresh lawsuits threatening to deepen the crisis, the question is whether Meta's seemingly unstoppable growth can survive the backlash. Zuckerberg is already pushing towards an AI-powered future, but his biggest challenge may be repairing the public trust his company risks losing.

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