Former Meta executive wraps crucial testimony in Tennessee addictive design trial
By Mike Swift ( July 30, 2026, 23:53 GMT | Insight) -- Capping four days of testimony in Tennessee's addictive design trial against Meta Platforms, Arturo Bejar, the social media giant's former director of engineering, parried a series of aggressive questions from a Meta lawyer about his motivations in becoming a whistleblower over the company's safety practices for young users. Bejar said the evidence shows "you cannot trust Mark Zuckerberg or Meta with young people because they haven't shown the levels of care that are necessary to entrust them with young people."Former Meta Platforms executive Arturo Bejar defended his motivations and values, and attacked Meta’s, as the child safety advocate wrapped up four days of testimony Thursday in Tennessee’s addictive design trial against the owner of Facebook and Instagram....
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