Competitive pressure on Meta sidelined addiction concerns, Tenn. jury hears
By Mike Swift ( July 27, 2026, 23:56 GMT | Insight) -- As witness testimony began Monday in the State of Tennessee's addictive design trial against Meta Platforms, former Meta engineering director Arturo Bejar testified that competition from TikTok and Snapchat pushed Meta to prioritize Reels and avoid researching the impact of addictive design features such as "infinite scroll" on young users.Former Meta Platforms engineering director Arturo Bejar made his third appearance on a witness stand in a trial over the allegedly addictive design of Facebook and Instagram, this time telling a jury in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday that competitive pressure from TikTok and Shapchat prompted Meta to sideline worries about addiction....
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