In the ongoing trial against Meta, parent company of Instagram and Facebook, Adam Mosseri, top executive at Instagram, has admitted that few teenagers used a safety feature meant to combat addiction before it became the default setting in September 2024. The feature, called "Take a Break," encourages teenage users to pause their app usage after a specific duration. Testifying on Tuesday during the second week of the landmark trial, Mosseri denied allegations that Instagram had intentionally delayed enabling this feature for teenagers until nearly three years after its launch in 2018. He justified this decision by stating that most teenagers did not want it. The lawsuit against Meta is being led by 29 U.S. states, who accuse the tech giant of designing its platforms to hook young users and cause mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and even suicide, while deceiving consumers about platform safety. Furthermore, the states claim that Meta violated federal law by improperly collecting and employing personal data of children under 13 while they used its platforms. The states are seeking approximately $200 billion in damages from Meta, who have denied allegations of trying to addict children. During the trial, Mosseri acknowledged that Take a Break usage was minimal before Instagram made it the default setting, but he did not disclose the low adoption rate which had reached only 1-2% of accounts. The trial is set to last six weeks, with jurors expected to issue an advisory verdict. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will decide whether Meta is liable and determine any civil penalties and changes to Facebook and Instagram if found so.