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...
British hypnotist Chris Hughes will be attempting to mass hypnotize people via social networks Facebook and Twitter. This is scheduled to happen on Jan 4th and the session has just gotten over as of writing this post. You can still however be a part of the experiment by going to his site #social trance where you find a link http://bit.ly/TheSocialTranceSession The link to download the pre-recorded Socialtrance session is below. If you listened to the live webcast you'll know why we've had to change the format to this download. Do not listen to this self hypnosis audio session if you are driving a car, operating heavy machinery or doing anything that requires your full attention. So there you have it folks if you want to know what it feels like to be hypnotized go ahead but do not do so if you are in the middle of something. To be a part of the program you need an internet connection, headphones and a nice comfortable chair to sit back relax and enjoy the experience. Follow h...