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Instagram may be addictive to kids, but Zuckerberg says otherwise at LA trial
In a landmark trial regarding social media addiction among underage users, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg denied allegations that Instagram targets children under 13, disregarding evidence that suggests they make up a significant demographic.
The social media addiction lawsuit case involves a California woman who claims Instagram and YouTube harmed her mental health as a child, alleging that the platforms make profits by engaging young users.
Evidence of targeting young users
Zuckerberg faced fierce questioning from attorney Mark Lanier, who highlighted internal Meta documents indicating a strategy to attract younger users. One document stated, “If we want to win big with teens, we must bring them in as tweens.”
Lanier challenged Zuckerberg’s previous assertions before Congress, wherein he claimed that users under 13 are not allowed on the platform. The Meta boss in response maintained that Meta discussed creating a version of Instagram for children but did not proceed with it.
While examining Meta’s past strategies, Lanier presented emails revealing Zuckerberg’s goals to increase user engagement on Instagram. While he acknowledged that previous objectives were devised to boost time spent on the app, he insisted that the company has shifted its focus.
The lawsuit stands as a critical test case for similar claims against Meta and other tech giants, as families and organisations are increasingly choosing to hold them accountable for the platforms’ impact on youth mental health.
Should the petition bring in a ruling against Meta, it would challenge the long-standing legal protections to tech companies from liability for user harm.
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President Trump to deliver speech on aliens’ existence, daughter-in-law confirms
United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump has a speech prepared for the historic disclosure of extraterrestrial life, which will be delivered at the right time, his daughter-in-law has confirmed.
According to Lara Trump, the wife of Eric Trump, she and her husband asked the U.S. president about the alleged speech and he played “coy with us.”
Speaking on the Pod Force One podcast, the 43-year-old American politician said: “Eric and I were like ‘Oh my gosh’, if he won’t even fully tell us, maybe there’s more to it.”
The confirmation about the UFO and extraterrestrial life disclosure speech by the U.S. president comes after former President Barack Obama said that aliens were real.
However, he later backtracked, stating that he didn’t see any evidence of extraterrestrial life and denied the existence of any underground base at Area 51 holding aliens.
Previously, a UK-based director and Ufologist Mark Christopher Lee claimed that the major world leaders have greenlighted President Trump to make the announcement.
According to Lee, the speech was originally planned for the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025, but was later rescheduled for July 8, 2026, coinciding with the 79th anniversary of the Roswell incident.
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Ed Sheeran, Post Malone to headline event with others
Summerfest 2026 has officially shared the artists line-up for this year’s event, kickstarting from June.
On February 19, Summerfest shared the complete list of singers, who will be taking the stage for the 58th anniversary edition on June 16-17, June 18-19, June 25-27 and July 2-4.
Headliners:
Garth Brooks will be kicking off the event in Milwaukee with a two-night show at the American Family Insurance.
Meanwhile, best-selling solo artist in the US history, Ed Sheeran will be taking the stage as headliner along with Post Malone and Cody Johnson.
From July 2-4, Muse, Alex Warren and Jelly Roll will be leading the Summerfest with numerous other artists.
Summerfest Artists Line-Up by Dates:
June 16-17:
Garth Brooks
June 18:
Megan Moroney, Charlie Wilson, Passion Pit, Third Eye Blind, Tash Sultana, Holly Humberstone, Echo & The Bunnymen, Alejandro Escovedo, Dora Jar, Marlon Funaki, Modern English, Nicholas Tremulis & the Prodigals, Taylor Acorn, The Bends, The Dream Syndicate, Morgan St. Jean, Post Sex Nachos, Venus & the Flytraps.
June 19:
Don Toliver, SahBabii, Che, SoFaygo, sosocamo, Chase B, Lelo, Hot Mulligan, Father John Misty, Styx, Tiny Voices, VIAL, From Ashes to Embers, Current Comfort, Amyl and the Sniffers, Jeremih, Cameron Whitcomb, The Family Stone, Adrien Nunez, Aldo Nova, Deer Tick, Enter Shikari, Evan Honer, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, State Champs, Steph Strings, Koyo, Panic Shack, Todd Cameron, Field Hockey, The Lovemonkeys.
June 20:
Carín León, David Lee Roth, Altered By Mom, Kenneth Brian Band, Lauren Gottshall, The Academy Is…, Connor Price, Flipturn, Nate Smith, Christopher Cross, Dexter and the Moonrocks, AJ Croce, Braid, Don Felder, McCoy Moore, Penelope Road, Red Leather, Rhys Rutherford, Scott Wolverton, The Juliana Theory, Weston Estate, Winyah, The Band Solstice, Cigarettes @ Sunset, Old Mervs, Tobacco Road, Trapper Schoepp, Will Terry, Substitutes: Tales from the Who.
June 25:
Ed Sheeran, Myles Smith, Aaron Rowe, The Roots, Subtronics, Tucker Wetmore, Kaleo, Grabbitz, Abby Moeller, Kim Gordan, Halestorm, The Mountain Goats, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Vertical Horizon, Old 97’s, 10,000 Maniacs, Boy Golden, Gabriel Jacoby, Hazlett, Lanie Gardner, Lisa Loeb, Walk Off the Earth, Bobby Friss, Porch Light.
June 26:
Cody Johnson, Jessie Murph, Louis Tomlinson, The Revivalists, 7th Heaven, Lake Drive, Marcus King Band, Elderbrook, Big Wild, Grouplove, Petey USA, Goldfinger, Sudan Archives, Harper O’Neil, Henrik, Lucky Boys Confusion, Sons of the Silent Age, The Aces, Tha Band Loula, Two Feet, Greg Koch & the Koch Marshall Trio, Showoff, Siobahn Bodrug
June 27:
Post Malone, Carter Faith, Russell Dickerson, Fuzzysurf, King Solomon, Audrey Nuna, Wolfmother, Pepper, Little Feat, Børns, Mariachi Sol de Mexico, Dylan Schneider, Freddy Jones Band, Hank Azaria and the EZ Street Band, Jean Dawson, Maris, PawPaw Rod, The Expendables, The Movement, Taz, Tracy Bonham, Modern Alibi.
July 2:
Muse, Ella Mai, Sean Paul, All Time Low, Gold Steps, Hell on Heels, Outronaut, Florentine Opera Company, Munroe, Candlebox, Gin Blossoms, Matthew Hansen, The Beths, Absolutely, Anees, Blondshell, Buckcherry, Kennyhoopla, Living Colour, Sister Hazel, Spin Doctors, Sunflower Bean, The Ocean Blue, Girlfriends, Flourescents, Hotel Fiction, Pretty Pity.
July 3:
Alex Warren, Buju Banton with Stephen Marley, Whiskey Myers, YaYa Biggs, Spoon, Gene Simmons Band, Fo Rida, Rev Run, Neal Francis, Ax and the Hatchetmen, Chase McDaniel, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Edgehill, Ken Pomeroy, The Heavy Heavy, Adam Warner, Scout Speer, Six Foot Blonde, Ask Carol
July 4:
Jelly Roll, Tyler Hubbard, Sam Barber, The Maiden Voyage, Megadeath, The Temper Trap, Jonah Kagen, Bodeans, Baha Men, Straight No Chaser, John Vincent III, The Jayhawks, Joywave, Mindi Abair, Preston Cooper, Soul Asylum, Tag Team, Carolina Liar, Nicole Lawrence, Siin.
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