Instagram head confronted at N.M. trial with troves of 'inappropriate' child content

By Maria Dinzeo and Mike Swift ( March 4, 2026, 01:45 GMT | Insight) -- Instagram logged 500,000 daily victims of “inappropriate interactions with children” in 2020, even as senior executives debated safety steps that could reduce teen engagement, according to internal Meta Platforms emails shown Tuesday at a trial in New Mexico. In deposition testimony played for jurors, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri was pressed by lawyers for the state of New Mexico over internal emails that the state says show Meta pursued growth in the teen market despite knowing of safety concerns. Mosseri denied Instagram is addictive.Instagram had 500,000 victims of “inappropriate interactions with children” per day in 2020, according to internal emails discussed Tuesday during a New Mexico jury trial against Meta Platforms over harms to young users. ...

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Instagram head confronted at N.M. trial with troves of 'inappropriate' child content

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