Meta stock fell 8% on Thursday after juries in two US trials found the company failed to adequately warn or protect young users
Meta Platforms (META.O) shares dropped 7% on Thursday after two verdicts holding it liable for harm to young users sparked fears the social media giant …
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Discussion
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@mgsiegler.com
M.G. Siegler
on bluesky
Meta has fallen back behind Tesla in market cap. And it certainly would be quite a ways behind the supposed $1.75T target for SpaceX... [embedded post]
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r/technology
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on reddit
Everyone Cheering The Social Media Addiction Verdicts Against Meta Should Understand What They're Actually Cheering For
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@anupamchander
Anupam Chander
on bluesky
Internal messages of concern about platform decisions were used to great effect by the plaintiffs' attorneys in the social media cases. As @masnick.com observes, this will lead companies to shut down internal dissent channels or internal reviews of risks. www.techdirt.com/2026/0…