Overview

• Mark Zuckerberg is seeking to avoid personal liability in lawsuits accusing him and Meta of addicting children to social media, arguing that corporate law shields executives.
• A ruling in Zuckerberg's favor would not affect the allegations against Meta but would remove him as a personal defendant in the litigation.
• Plaintiffs argue Zuckerberg ignored warnings about the dangers of Instagram and Facebook for children, failing to disclose risks to children's health.
• US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is overseeing the cases, with some claims allowed to proceed against the companies while dismissing others.
• Zuckerberg's potential personal liability in a separate lawsuit over the Cambridge Analytica scandal highlights the scrutiny on social media's impact on youth.