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Big Tech's Day of Reckoning: What the Meta and Google Verdicts Really Mean

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...

Google+ User Content and Conduct Policy


Google+ have released their user content and conduct policy and they have laid it out in simple words. The whole policy is easy to understand and makes things very clear. Google+ have said that if you real name is not what people usually refer to you by, but you have a nick name it is acceptable to use the same. All other conduct privacy has to be with how you interact and what kind of profile pictures you can use. also a strong word of warning to people who want to use the site to spam, phishing and things like that. Read the Google+ user content and conduct policy online right here. You can also find the same at the bottom of your Google+ homepage or stream.



User Content and Conduct Policy


Our policies play an important role in maintaining a positive experience for our users. Please follow these policies when using our products and services ("Services"). When we are notified of a potential policy violation, we may review and take action, including limiting or terminating a user’s access to our Services.


1. Illegal Activities


Do not use our products to engage in illegal activities or promote dangerous and illegal acts.
2. Malicious Products


Do not transmit viruses, malware, or any other malicious or destructive code. Do not distribute content that harms or interferes with the operation of the networks, servers, or other infrastructure of Google or others.
3. Hate Speech


Do not distribute content that promotes hatred or violence towards groups of people based on their race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, age, veteran status, or sexual orientation/gender identity.
4. Personal and Confidential Information


Do not distribute other people’s personal and confidential information, such as credit card numbers, confidential national ID numbers, or account passwords, without their permission.
5. Account Hijacking


Do not access another user’s account without their permission. Do not use our products for phishing scams.
6. Child Safety


Do not distribute content that exploits children, such as child pornography (including cartoon child porn) or content that presents children in a sexual manner.
7. Spam


Do not spam, including sending unwanted promotional or commercial content, or unwanted or mass solicitation.
8. Ranking Manipulation


Do not manipulate ranking or relevancy using techniques like repetitive or misleading keywords or metadata.
9. Gambling


Do not distribute content that facilitates online gambling, including online casinos, sports betting, or lotteries.
10. Sexually Explicit Material


Do not distribute content that contains nudity, graphic sex acts, or sexually explicit material. Do not drive traffic to commercial pornography sites.
Your Profile Picture cannot include mature or offensive content. For example, do not use a photo that is a close-up of a person’s buttocks or cleavage.


11. Violent or Bullying Behavior


Do not distribute depictions of gratuitous violence. Do not threaten or bully other users.
12. Impersonation or Deceptive Behavior


Do not use our products to impersonate other people.
13. Display Name

To help fight spam and prevent fake profiles, use the name your friends, family or co-workers usually call you. For example, if your full legal name is Charles Jones Jr. but you normally use Chuck Jones or Junior Jones, either of those would be acceptable.
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