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Big Tech's Day of Reckoning: What the Meta and Google Verdicts Really Mean

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...
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Sky Walker Nik Wallenda Grand Canyon Crossing Skywire Video

The daredevil Nik Wallender has successfully completed crossing the grand canyon, 1.500 meters above the ground on a tightrope. Thus happened at the Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon. The official time is 22 minutes and 54 seconds that he took to cross the quarter-mile tightrope 1,500 feet above the canyon. He could he heard praying to Jesus constantly and saying, thank you Jesus, thank you lord. This stunt comes a year after he completed crossing the Niagara Falls - that time he was tethered to a safety harness. This time in true fashion to his family he walked the tightrope with no safety harness or any other support.

Nik Wallenda Grand Canyon CrossingThe video below shows you the complete walk and is sure quite astounding. 13 minutes into the walk there is a heavy breeze and he kneels down on the rope, the second time is at 22:33 to blow a kiss to his fans. He used a 2 inch think cable to do the walk and completes is great style as he runs along the rope.

Daredevil Nik Wallenda Crand Canyon Crossing Full video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFlfbX196as
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