Technology
Aug. 14, 2026
Whistleblower can testify at social media addiction trial despite deleted Signal messages
A federal judge rejected Meta's bid to bar former engineer Arturo Bejar from testifying at next week's social media addiction trial, but said his deletion of Signal messages could result in an adverse inference instruction.
A Meta whistleblower can testify when a lawsuit brought against the company by several state attorneys general over its alleged role in adolescent social media addiction goes to trial next week, Chief U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said at a hearing Thursday, despite a last-ditch effort by the social media giant to exclude him.
Last Friday, attorneys for Meta at Covington & Burling LLP filed a motion to sanction Arturo Bejar, a former Meta engineer expected to test...
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