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...
This post is based on a recent article in the NYT, which goes on to say that there are certain times during which online retails make a lot of money. In fact these times might be their most profitable time. Even eBay has a certain time during which most of the items get sold. Some of this has to do with people coming back home, kicking back a few drinks and going shopping online. Thanks to the internet that time when people end up making some big purchases is available every day. So much so that eBay has confirmed that it is during this time that most auctions work most profitably. So, if you're wondering what is the best time to start and stop your auction to get best results. It is between 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm in any given time zone. If you thinking that drinking has something to do with it, you've guessed right. So the next time you want to get your goods out and get them sold on eBay or any other shopping site you use this seems to be the best time of day when most retails g...