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...
Google+ now has an all new feature called Events. This is something that users on Facebook have enjoyed for quiet sometime. Google+ now brings the ability to create an event and invite your circles and friends to your events. When creating an event on Google+ you can share photo instantly with everyone using the party mode. Once the event is over everyone's photo will be on the event page. So all attendees and those who missed the fun can view all the pics and check out the fun you and your buddies had. The whole process of creating a Google+ event is quiet simple and all you need to do to get started is to login to Google+ and click the Events Tab. Google+ Events - How to create an event 1. Login to Google+ 2. Click on events 3. Select 'Create an event' 4. Enter a Title for your event 5. Set the time 6. Click on event options for the following - a. guests can invite other people b. guests can ad photos c. Advanced Options will allow Event on a Google+ hangout or Event on ...