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...
Large parts of northern India have been inundated by floods. Houses and people have been washed away. many of the places that have been effected by the floods and places of pilgrimages and many pilgrims have been stranded. The Indian Army has been called out to the worst effected ares in Uttarakhand, where 150 people have already lost their lives. A large number of pilgrims are reported to be trapped around the holy town of Kedarnath, located in Rudraprayag district. Flood related calamaties have also been reported in Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Nepal. The actual shrine in Kedarnath is submerged in mud and slush.
Google Person Finder a project by Google.org have now launched a web application to help victims find their families and friends. Once you open the app you can either click on Looking for someone or I have information about someone. Enter their names and the information you have and it gets added to the database. People can search the database and find their loved ones. Please spread the word abut this web-app, and help people know there is a place to go and look.
Click here and use Google people finder to help a flood victim.
Google Person Finder a project by Google.org have now launched a web application to help victims find their families and friends. Once you open the app you can either click on Looking for someone or I have information about someone. Enter their names and the information you have and it gets added to the database. People can search the database and find their loved ones. Please spread the word abut this web-app, and help people know there is a place to go and look.Click here and use Google people finder to help a flood victim.
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