Zuckerberg grilled in landmark social media trial over teen mental health

Meta chief says it has improved identifying underage users but adds I always wish we could have gotten there sooner'

The Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, testified at a landmark trial of social media companies on Wednesday. Plaintiffs' lawyers grilled Zuckerberg about internal complaints that not enough was being done to verify whether children under 13 were using the platform.

Zuckerberg claimed Meta had improved in identifying underage users but also said: I always wish that we could have gotten there sooner."