A juror in the landmark social media addiction trial said Mark Zuckerberg's testimony hurt Meta's case, telling reporters after the verdict that the Facebook founder's answers on the stand were inconsistent and did not go over well with the panel. "He's the guru, so to speak, and he should have really, really known what he was going to say to us jurors before he even said anything." Another juror, Matthew, said the deliberations - which stretched almost two weeks - reflected the weight of the evidence rather than any division on the panel. "The issues that we were having was really just going through all the evidence," he said. "Moving forward, I probably am going to have some strong thoughts about social media, and probably stay off of it, as I have."

Source: The Standard March 26, 2026 05:39 UTC