Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee tells jury

4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 28, 2026 09:35 AM IST EU regulators want Meta to disable autoplay and infinite scroll by default and introduce more effective screen-time protections. (Image: Reuters)Attorneys for the US state of Tennessee told a jury in Nashville on Monday that Meta Platforms’ leadership disregarded internal research about its Instagram platform’s impact on teenagers as the company sought to maximize profit from young users. During opening statements in a seven-week trial in state court in Tennessee, the state’s lawyers said Meta researchers repeatedly flagged that some teenagers were compulsively using the platform, leading to eating disorders, depression and self-harm. But despite those warnings, Meta did not disable features such as autoplay, ⁠notifications and ​infinit