Bob Hepburn, a former cast member at Disney California Adventure Park, has gone viral after his wholesome and plainspoken videos found an audience on social media.
Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta's Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms.
TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff's attorneys confirmed. TikTok was one of three companies - along with Instagram and YouTube - facing claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children.
Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia since the country banned use of the platforms by those under 16, officials said.
Social media platforms must report monthly how many children's accounts they close once Australia begins enforcing its 16-year age limit next week.
Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking.