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 $6 million in damages. Two days. Two states. Two juries. Both pointing at the same conclusion: that Big Tech can no longer hide behind the legal shields it has relied on for nearly three decades. This is the story of what happened, why it matters far beyond the headline numbers, and what comes next for the s...
iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending May 31, 2010: Singles: [Image Courtesy AP] 1. "California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)," Katy Perry 2. "Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore)," B.o.B. 3. "OMG (feat. will.i.am)," Usher 4. "Your Love Is My Drug," Ke$ha 5. "Not Afraid," Eminem 6. "Alejandro," Lady GaGa 7. "Bulletproof," La Roux 8. "Poker Face (Glee Cast Version feat. Idina Menzel)," Glee Cast 9. "Billionaire (feat. Bruno Mars)," Travie McCoy 10. "Break Your Heart (feat. Ludacris)," Taio Cruz Albums: 1. "Glee — The Music, Vol. 3 — Showstoppers," Glee Cast 2. "Stone Temple Pilots," Stone Temple Pilots 3. "The Fame Monster (standard)," Lady GaGa 4. "Brothers," The Black Keys 5. "Sex and the City 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)," Various Artists 6. "B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray,...