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...
Hit Google today and you will notice a new Doodle. It's Pac-Man's 30th anniversary and one of the most popular old school games deserves a doodle. It's nice to know that Google is celebrating pac-man's anniversary. Once you open Google wait for a few seconds or click insert coin and the game is ready to play. It's really fun and brings back memories of time wasting days. So go ahead today and indulge and play Pac-Man for free right on the Google homepage. While you at it the game works better if you use the up and down arrows instead of the mouse. You can also play free at http://www.pacmangame.net/ An original post by Sociolatte