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...
Facebook has rolled out a new feature which seems kinda handy when it comes to relationships and anniversaries. With the tendency to forget their anniversary dates (dominated by the male members of society) Facebook has come up with an event feature that's got this covered. So those of you in a relationship can now plug in the day their love affair began. Facebook will then send both of these users a reminder in the form of an event when it's coming up. Over time Facebook says they would like to also surface the anniversaries of your friends so you can congratulate them too. The display of your anniversary date will follow the same privacy settings that you set for your relationship status Please find a screenshot below thanks to cnet . An original post by Sociolatte