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...
Just 3% of iPhone customers account for 40% of data traffic on it's network, the company says. At&T plans to introduce a pricing systems that discourages users from using video and audio streaming. "In a presentation to investors Wednesday, AT&T's head of consumer services , Ralph de la Vega, said that just 3% of iPhone users generate 40% of the data traffic on AT&T's cellphone network." SmartPhone users pay a monthy fixed rental which allows then unlimited data usage. As such with the heavy amount of straming. The network has gotten a bit choked causing lackluster performance in high traffic areas like New York City, San Francisco and other major networks. Mr. de la Vega made several company announcements, including a network upgrade in three cities and that AT&T expects to sign its two millionth U-verse subscriber today. He also said AT&T will provide connectivity for the Interead Cooler , an e-reader that will compete with Amazon’s Kindle a...