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Zuckerberg Avoids Personal Liability in Meta Addiction Suits
- CEO was accused of ignoring staff warnings of possible harm
- Judge’s ruling marks second time Zuckerberg avoids liability
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A federal judge again rejected a bid to hold Mark Zuckerberg individually liable in two dozen lawsuits accusing Meta Platforms Inc. and other social media companies of addicting children to their products.
US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is overseeing the cases, sided with the Meta chief executive officer on Thursday, finding that a revised complaint still wasn’t legally sufficient to proceed. The decision dismisses Zuckerberg as an individual defendant without affecting claims against Meta as a company.