Adam Mosseri said Instagram struggled for years to get teens to use 'Take a Break'

Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, testified in a trial that the platform struggled for years to encourage teens to use its 'Take a Break' feature. The feature, designed to prompt users to step away from the app, had a low activation rate of 1.8%, despite Instagram touting a 90% retention rate for those who did use it. Mosseri admitted that initially, many users did not turn on the feature. The testimony is part of a high-stakes trial in Oakland over whether Meta's platforms cause harm to teens.

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