The META trial

[rareboy]

Don't know how much we'll see about this, but anyone wondering why Zuckerberg has his nose up Trump's hole should remember that we are finally approaching what could be the anti-trust trial of our age.

It will still be all about delays and under the table deals, but the fact that there is even a glimmer of a chance that META could be broken into pieces should give us all some cheer.

The question will be whether the Feds just withdraw their case and whether anti-trust has any meaning at all in the new tech bro age?

The biggest trial in Meta's history starts Monday. Here's what to know (NPR Technology; April 13, 2025)

 

[rareboy]

More background on the upcoming trial and what will be a titanic fight with Boasberg on one hand and Trump's asembled FTC on the other doing their best to protect Zuck's buisness empire so that Trump can continue to personally benefit (along with them too, I am sure)

FTC v. Meta Trial: The Future of Instagram and WhatsApp Is at Stake

The blockbuster antitrust case begins Monday. Its outcome could impact how Big Tech companies grow—but the government has a long way to go to prove its case.

www.wired.com

Having to sell Instagram and WhatsApp would be a very good thing. The social media space needs to be more fragmented with less control by one overlord.

 

[KaraBulut]

Meta's legal troubles may just beginning.

Meta must pay $375 million for violating New Mexico law in child exploitation case, jury rules

Jury reaches a verdict in New Mexico trial in which the state's attorney general alleged that Meta failed to safeguard its family of apps from child predators.

www.cnbc.com

Meta must pay $375 million for violating New Mexico law in child exploitation case, jury rules​

• Meta must pay $375 million for violating New Mexico law in child exploitation case, jury rules.
• Deliberations began Monday, and jurors were tasked with ruling in favor or against the defendant Meta. Jury members found that Meta willfully violated the state’s unfair practices act.
• “We respectfully disagree with the verdict and will appeal,” a Meta spokesperson said
• The civil trial, in which opening arguments began on Feb. 9 in a Santa Fe courthouse, centers on allegations that Meta violated state consumer protections laws and misled residents about the safety of apps like Facebook and Instagram.

 

[KaraBulut]

Another decision against social media- this time in California- for $3 million to a single individual.

Get ready for a fresh barrage of ads from trial lawyers.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/25/meta-youtube-found-liable-for-social-media-addiction-in-landmark-trial-00844625

Meta, YouTube found liable for social media addiction in landmark trial

The verdict is a breakthrough for kids’ online safety advocates after years of fighting tech.

A California jury in a landmark verdict with massive implications for the tech industry Wednesday found Meta and YouTube negligent for designing addictive social media platforms that harmed a child.

After more than a week of deliberation, jurors decided in favor of the plaintiff — a now 20-year-old California woman identified as K.G.M. in Los Angeles Superior Court documents — concluding that potent design features of platforms like YouTube, Instagram and Facebook fueled her nonstop use as a teenager, exacerbating depression and suicidal ideation.

The jury ordered Meta and YouTube to pay K.G.M. $3 million in compensatory damages, with Meta assigned 70 percent of responsibility and YouTube the rest. Ten jurors voted in favor of the plaintiffs, while two voted in favor of the defense.