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Re:Meta Ordered to Pay $942M to Address Harm to Kids from So... by bormaj on Thursday August 06, 2026 @10:19PM (#49205232)
The level of regulation applied to Meta is very different from Philip Morris.
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Re:Meta Ordered to Pay $942M to Address Harm to Kids from So... by pessimizer on Thursday August 06, 2026 @10:30PM (#49205297)
This dumb lawfare is a safety valve to allow them to continue not to regulate. Just like the under-18 bans are also an excuse not to regulate (and to root everyone's computer.) Somehow the evil algorithms become fine the day people turn 18, so all they have to do to comply is check. It's individuals' responsibility to make it easy for them.
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Re:Meta Ordered to Pay $942M to Address Harm to Kids from So... by inigyou on Friday August 07, 2026 @04:05AM (#49207290)
Yes, it's much lower
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