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...
An unknown producer from Uruguay decide to make a video and post it on YouTube. He spends $300 shoots the file uploads it on YouTube and heads home for the weekend. Opens his email on Monday and finds his inbox filled with offers from top producers in Hollywood. Unfortunately, this script will never play out in Hollywood because it is too realistic . Yes, too realistic! This is the story of Fede Alvarez , an unknown producer who just signed a monstrous contract with Sam "Spiderman" Raimi's Ghost House Pictures, to the tune of $30 million. What is he going to do for all that money? He is going to create a feature-length version of his viral YouTube picture; "Ataque de Panico!" (Panic Attack!) The four-minute short will remain in its place online, while Alvarez starts from scratch and attempts to "wow" you again but this time in a theater. The deal rings of this summer's surprise hit District 9 , which started as a short film called Alive to JoBur...