In the span of just 48 hours this week, two separate juries in two different US states delivered verdicts that could reshape the entire social media industry — not because of the dollar amounts involved, but because of what those verdicts legally establish for the first time. On Tuesday, March 24, a jury in Santa Fe, New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $375 million for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation on Facebook and Instagram. Less than 24 hours later, on Wednesday, March 25, a jury in Los Angeles found both Meta and Google (YouTube) liable for engineering addiction in young users — finding them negligent in the design of their platforms and awarding a further $6 million in damages. Two days. Two states. Two juries. Both pointing at the same conclusion: that Big Tech can no longer hide behind the legal shields it has relied on for nearly three decades. This is the story of what happened, why it matters far beyond the headline numbers, and what comes next for the s...
when you want to share an update via your Google+ stream you also see the option asking if you would like your update to be shared with your extended circles. These are people not in your circles but are connected to you one step away from the people who you know. Extended circles include people who are friends of your friends and are a part of your friends circles although not connected to you. Not as yet anyway.
To understand this fully let's look at an example. let's say Tim is in one of your circles and Susan is in one of Tim's circles. You however do not know Susan and she is not in any of your circles. If Tim chooses to have Susan visible on his profile among the people in her circles and you choose to share with your extended circles. Your content could appear in both Tim and Susan's streams.
Extended circles are also what Google+ users to suggest friends for you.
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