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Protecting Kids Online: Instagram and Reforms for Young Users
Questioner: Maria CantwellWitness: Adam Mosseri
Harm: Addiction & problematic use
Q. · Question
Maria Cantwell
A. · Response
Adam Mosseri
QuestionDirectly asks whether Meta believes its platforms can be addictive.
ResponseMeta doesn't say yes or no — disputes that a causal link between social media and addiction has been established, and cites external (Harvard, Pew) and internal research characterizing the effects as mixed rather than net-negative.