YouTube Exec指出平台旨在为青少年心理健康试验的使用者而不是上瘾者提供服务。 YouTube exec says platform aimed to serve users, not addict them, in youth mental health trial.

YouTube执行官Cristtos Goodrow在洛杉矶的一次审判中作证说,该平台的目标是向用户提供价值,而不是制造上瘾行为,因为本案审查YouTube和Meta是否设计了尽量缩短屏幕时间和伤害年轻人心理健康的功能。 YouTube executive Cristos Goodrow testified in a Los Angeles trial that the platform’s goal was to deliver value to users, not to create addictive behavior, as the case examines whether YouTube and Meta designed features to maximize screen time and harm youth mental health. Goodrow否认有意利用用户,说过度滚动表明建议系统失灵,并突出显示查看计时器和断开提示等工具。 Goodrow denied intent to exploit users, saying excessive scrolling indicated a failing recommendation system, and highlighted tools like view timers and break prompts. 审判以原告Kaley G.M.为中心,他20岁,6岁就开始使用YouTube,这可以为数千起类似的诉讼开创法律先例。 The trial, centering on plaintiff Kaley G.M., a 20-year-old who began using YouTube at age six, could set a legal precedent for thousands of similar lawsuits. Meta的CEOMark Zuckerberg曾对Instagram处理未成年使用者的方式表示遗憾, 而TikTok和Snapchat在审判前就解决了。 Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg previously expressed regret over Instagram’s handling of underage users, while TikTok and Snapchat settled before trial. 证词一直持续到3月底。 Testimony continues through late March.