Meta safety-expert panel a ‘sham,’ former advisor says in Tennessee trial
By Xu Yuan ( August 12, 2026, 23:33 GMT | Insight) -- A Danish psychologist who was on an expert panel at Meta Platforms for self-harm and suicide told a jury in Tennessee that she quit the role after concluding that the initiative only served a “window shopping” purpose, in the ongoing trial of the US state’s case against the social media company over online safety for children.A Danish psychologist who was on an expert panel at Meta Platforms for self-harm and suicide told a jury in Tennessee that she quit the role after concluding that the initiative only served a “window shopping” purpose in the ongoing trial of the US state’s case against the social media company over online safety for children....
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