Instagram head Adam Mosseri testified in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday as part of an ongoing trial examining the platform's alleged role in causing mental health issues in young users, while across the country, Canadian police identified an 18-year-old woman with a history of mental health problems as the suspect in a school massacre that left six dead. Meanwhile, in El Paso, Texas, an alleged incursion by Mexican cartel drones into US airspace has drawn attention to the use of high-powered weapons by organized crime groups, and in London, a man was fined over £3,600 for failing to pay for tickets on over a hundred train journeys. In Washington, US lawmakers grilled Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the files pertaining to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Adam Mosseri, who has led Instagram for eight years, appeared in court to address whether the social media platform he runs is intentionally addictive and harms young users, according to BBC Business. The trial, which began this week, is examining the mental health effects of Instagram and YouTube. Lawyers for Meta, the parent company of Instagram, have argued that the lead plaintiff in the case, identified by her initials K.M.G., was negatively impacted by other factors in her life, not her use of Instagram, according to BBC Business.
In Canada, police identified the suspect in the school massacre in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, as an 18-year-old woman with a history of mental health problems, according to The Guardian. The attack, which occurred on Tuesday, resulted in the deaths of six people, including a teacher and five students.
The closure of El Paso's airspace due to an alleged incursion by Mexican cartel drones has drawn renewed attention to the use of high-powered weapons by organized crime groups, according to The Guardian. The incident has raised concerns about the growing arsenals of Mexican cartels along the US-Mexico border.
Charles Brohiri, 29, was fined more than £3,600 at Westminster Magistrates' Court after failing to pay for tickets on 112 Govia Thameslink Railway journeys over nearly two years, according to BBC Business. He was also given a three-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months. Brohiri, who has been homeless for three years, pleaded guilty.
In Washington, Democratic lawmakers grilled US Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the files pertaining to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, according to Al Jazeera. The hearing, entitled Oversight of the US Department of Justice, quickly shifted focus to the Epstein files.
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