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...
Web App Screencast-O-Matic is a Java based program that lets you capture video of your screen easily. Since it is a web based app there is nothing to download and you don't need to sign-up for an account. Simple access the app on the web and click on 'Start Recording' wait for 1.2.3 and you're good to go. This is one app that is showing a lot of promise and is very easy to use. Once you start recording you can move the recording windows around you screen and continue recording. Screencast-O-matic: How does it work? 1. Access the site on the web 2. Click on 'Start Recording' 3. Once the window opens you will need to adjust the volume of the mic you will be using for the recording. 4. Click the red button to start and once your finished click done. 5. You can now save your file to Screencast-O-Matic, upload to YouTube or save a copy on your local system. You can also choose to have it saved in HD, and formats available are MP4, Windows Media, Flash and animated im...