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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Instagram Chief Says There Are 'No Silver Bullets' to Protecting Teens
Caption: Instagram Chief Says There Are ‘No Silver Bullets’ to Protecting Teens. Instagram chief Adam Mosseri said there are “no silver bullets” for protecting teenagers from the potential harms of social media, as he defended Meta’s approach during a landmark child-safety trial. Mosseri told the court that addressing risks to young users requires multiple measures rather than a single solution, arguing that Instagram has continued to develop and test different safety features. His comments came as 29 US states accuse Meta of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children and teenagers, while also misleading the public about the platforms’ safety. Prosecutors challenged Mosseri over the effectiveness of Instagram's “Take a Break” feature, which encourages users to step away from the app after prolonged use. Internal data showed that just 1.8% of teenagers had activated the feature when it was introduced, a figure that prosecutors cited as evidence of the limited reach of Meta's voluntary safety measures. Mosseri acknowledged that adoption was initially low but pointed to changes made over time, including eventually making the feature a default setting for teen accounts. He also denied encouraging employees to withhold information from him, after lawyers questioned testimony and internal communications suggesting that some data had been removed. The trial could have major consequences for Meta, with the states seeking penalties and changes to how the company operates its platforms and protects young users. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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