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#meta #MetaTrial #ProductLiability #deception #FailureToWarn
resistrebelrevolt.net Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · Aug 26
Meta settled the lawsuit brought against them by 29 state AGs, who accused them of knowingly making children addicted & harmed by their platform.

They agreed to pay 12 billion & enact 7 changes to their social medias for kids.

Fuck Zuck & his greed.

www.the-independent.com/tech/instagr...
Time limits for children on Instagram and Facebook. Meta will be forced to limit young people’s use of its platforms to two hours each day. After 15 minutes, children will also be prompted to take a break to stop endless scrolling. The limits will be in effect for five years – and if Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube agree to similar terms, the limit will drop to an hour and last for 10 years. Nighttime blocks. Children will be banned from accessing feeds on Instagram and Facebook between midnight and 6am, and notifications will be blocked between 10pm and 7am. School-time limits. Push notifications will also be blocked on weekdays between 8am and 3pm, during the school year. Better age checks. Meta will be forced to introduce more robust age verification measures to ensure that young children are not using the platforms and posing as adults. Improved content controls. Instagram and Facebook will be required to introduce stronger safeguards against potentially harmful content, such as posts about bullying, eating disorders, suicide and self-harm. Stronger and easier parental controls. Meta is required to add better and more simple ways for adults to monitor and limit the online activity of the young people they look after. Blocks on ‘social comparison’ features. Tools such as beauty filters and the “like” counts on posts – both of which have been accused of damaging young people’s wellbeing by encouraging comparison and low self-esteem – will be banned or limited for children.
August 26, 2026 at 5:09 PM
sioflynn.bsky.social
1st witness in #MetaTrial is whistleblower & former safety engineer, Arturo Béjar. He testified before the Senate Nov 2023 that he emailed Zuck, Sandberg, & others of harmful & sexual content posted to minors & his recommendations. They ignored him.
Testimony ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Zuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trial
Arturo Béjar, former Meta safety engineer, tells jury tech company was aware of products’ potential harm to children
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2026 at 5:10 PM
sioflynn.bsky.social
RE. #MetaTrial
Nov. 2025. Instagram’s former head of safety & well-being, Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified that when she joined #Meta 2020 #Instagram had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that reportedly engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”

time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
August 21, 2026 at 6:44 PM
skvjoy.bsky.social
#METATrial
greenmamalama.bsky.social DEMOCRACY DIVA @greenmamalama.bsky.social · Aug 18
We need to decide what’s important

Our children
Or
Billionaires
August 18, 2026 at 10:20 PM
financialtalk.bsky.social
Opening statements begin in landmark #Metatrial
CNBC's Julia Boorstin joins ' #SquawkontheStreet' to discuss opening statements in #Meta's landmark child safety trial. youtu.be/XDzdkWH35l4
Opening statements begin in landmark Meta trial
YouTube video by CNBC Television
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August 18, 2026 at 10:14 PM
electricbluesfan.bsky.social
1/7 🧑‍💻 ZUCKERBERG PUT GROWTH OVER CHILD SAFETY 🧑‍💻

A former Meta director testified in a landmark trial that Mark Zuckerberg prioritized growth over child safety, ignoring toxic risks to young users.

Source Reuters via The Globe And Mail
#AISky #USPol #DemocracySky #MetaTrial #ChildSafety
August 19, 2026 at 7:17 PM
sioflynn.bsky.social
"Meta failed to disclose these harms to the public or to Congress, and refused to implement safety fixes that could have protected young users."
#Meta #MetaTrial #ProductLiability #DesignLiability #Deception #FailureToWarn
August 21, 2026 at 6:50 PM
logofflivemore.bsky.social
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in an LA courtroom, facing tough questions about Meta's strategy to target kids. Attorneys framed Instagram and Facebook as unsafe products under product liability law that could shape 1,600+ pending suits. #MetaTrial #TeenSafety
www.npr.org/2026/02/18/n...
Zuckerberg grilled about Meta's strategy to target 'teens' and 'tweens'
The billionaire tech mogul's testimony was part of a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles. The jury's verdict in the case could shape how some 1,600 other pending cases from families a...
www.npr.org
February 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
bcbegley.bsky.social
Meta CEO to testify in high-stakes trial that could cost Big Tech billions
#MetaTrial #SocialMediaSafety #YouthMentalHealth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZs-...
Meta CEO to testify in high-stakes trial that could cost Big Tech billions
YouTube video by B.C. Begley
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February 19, 2026 at 7:23 AM
sioflynn.bsky.social
Day 1 #MetaTrial, Béjar testified that Meta "replaced the word "addiction" with a clinical-sounding substitute-not as a scientific refinement, but as a measurement strategy that produced lower numbers...then published as evidence that Meta's platforms were safe."

www.techtimes.com/articles/324...
Meta Switched Addiction Label to Undercount Harm, Whistleblower Testifies
Meta addiction trial Oakland 2026: Former safety director Arturo Bejar testified that Meta replaced the word ‘addiction’ with ‘problematic use’ internally to produce lower harm statistics, then publis...
www.techtimes.com
August 19, 2026 at 8:41 PM
sioflynn.bsky.social
A federal judge rejected Meta's bid to block Béjar from testifying in the #MetaTrial last week.

www.dailyjournal.com/article/3936...
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August 19, 2026 at 8:41 PM
robertcfried.bsky.social
Are Social Media & AI Platforms Facing Lawsuits for Fueling Youth Mental Health Crises & Addiction in 2026❓️
#SocialMediaLawsuits #YouthAddiction #MentalHealthCrisis #MetaTrial #YouTubeVerdict #TikTokSettlement #SnapchatFentanyl #AISuicideLawsuit #SubwaySurfing #ChatGPTLawsuit
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April 1, 2026 at 12:40 AM
fetchfeeds.bsky.social
In a courtroom sketch, Mark Zuckerberg faces questioning from an FTC lawyer during Meta's antitrust trial. Day 2 of his testimony. #MetaTrial https://fefd.link/fxWxO
April 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
logofflivemore.bsky.social
Meta filed motions to bar jury from hearing mental health research, teen suicide stories, company financials, privacy violations, Zuckerberg's Harvard history in NM child safety trial. Battle over evidence jurors can consider when deciding platform liability #DeleteMeta #Meta #MetaTrial #ChildSafety
January 23, 2026 at 4:04 AM
sioflynn.bsky.social
From Feb. 2026, New Mexico Attorney General #Metatrial:

Former VP of Partnerships & Marketing, Brian Boland testified safety was not a priority at the company (video).

March 24 jury decision was unanimous v. #Meta

The Judge deemed Meta a public nuisance Aug 14

www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Trial Day 4: Former Meta executive says safety was not a priority at the company
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A former Meta executive slammed his ex-employer for not doing enough to protect children and teens on its platforms, as the trial continues against the Facebook parent company....
www.yahoo.com
August 22, 2026 at 5:47 PM
sioflynn.bsky.social
CA Attorney General Bonta on what's ahead: "We have a lawsuit against #TikTok, we will be focusing on that. We will be focusing on the larger ecosystem, #Snap, the industry.. "

#Meta #MetaTrial #SocialMediaTrial
August 26, 2026 at 10:31 PM
mrtechking.bsky.social
Ouch. Meta's sloppy redactions in court docs drew fire from Apple, Google, and Snap during the antitrust trial. Rivals labeled it egregious, damaging trust over sensitive data handling.
#MetaTrial #TechLaw #DataSecurity
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April 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
sioflynn.bsky.social
A lawyer for California tells the court #Meta business model aims to "hook the users; hold them for as long as they can; harvest their data; (and) hide the truth from the public"

#MetaTrial #ProductLiability #deception #FailureToWarn #DesignLiability #Zuckerberg
August 23, 2026 at 3:02 PM
the-roar.bsky.social
Meta’s on trial—and the FTC wants to break it up. The case argues Meta bought Instagram and WhatsApp to kill competition. This could be a landmark moment in the fight to rein in Big Tech. 👀 #MetaTrial #Antitrust #BigTech #FTC
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Apr 13
The government plans to call Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg to the witness stand. The trial is expected to run nearly two months in a federal courtroom in Washington.
The biggest trial in Meta's history starts today. Here's what to know
The government plans to call Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg to the witness stand. The trial is expected to run nearly two months in a federal courtroom in Washington.
www.npr.org
April 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
sioflynn.bsky.social
#Meta FINALLY has to implement duty of care design features. Meta will provide teens with a reporting mechanism for harmful content and Meta has pledged to respond in 6 hours for 90% of reports.

Meta has to implement the changes in months.

#MetaTrial
August 26, 2026 at 10:31 PM
sioflynn.bsky.social
"Meta was aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites; that its products exacerbated mental health issues in teens; and that content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child sexual abuse was frequently detected, yet rarely removed." #Meta #MetaTrial
August 21, 2026 at 6:50 PM
sioflynn.bsky.social
More from the unsealed court documents from Nov. 2025 re. #Meta
"An internal 2022 audit allegedly found that Instagram’s Accounts You May Follow feature recommended 1.4 million potentially inappropriate adults to teenage users in a SINGLE day."

#MetaTrial

techoversight.org/2025/11/22/m...
Meta’s Unsealed Internal Documents Prove Years of Deliberate Harm and Inaction to Protect Minors - Tech Oversight Project
Mark Zuckerberg has blood on his hands: he has known for over a decade that pedophiles and sex traffickers were targeting children on his platforms, and instead of fixing the problem, what he did was ...
techoversight.org
August 21, 2026 at 6:50 PM
journosnews.com
New Mexico launches the first stand-alone trial against Meta, challenging the company’s algorithms and safety measures in protecting children online.

#MetaTrial #ChildSafety #SocialMediaLaw #OnlineSafety #DigitalSafety
Meta Faces First Stand-Alone State Trial Over Child Safety in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico has launched the first state-level, stand-alone trial against Meta, the parent company of
journosnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:35 AM
fleetheogre.bsky.social
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#META investigations of CEO #Zuckerberg began In 2012. In Dec 2020 #FTC filed a lawsuit against Facebook alleging anti-competitive practices related acquisitions of Instagram & WhatsApp
#Zuck #Zuckerberg #Facebook #Instagram #WhatsApp #antitrust #MetaTrial #StopTrump
April 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
fleetheogre.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/KiRr5J8...
#META investigations of CEO #Zuckerberg began In 2012. In Dec 2020, #FTC filed a lawsuit against Facebook alleging anti-competitive practices related acquisitions of Instagram & WhatsApp.
#Zuck #Zuvkerberg Facebook #Instagram #WhatsApp #antitrust #MetaTrial #StopTrump
LIVE: Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Meta’s foreign relations
YouTube video by Associated Press
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April 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM