This is one of the first times the court found the platform itself can be liable, overruling frequent industry claims that they just host content and are never responsible for the content. $375 million sounds big but is peanuts compared to their annual revenue. And of course Meta will appeal and then try to drag everything out for years and years. Expect copycat lawsuits.

These platforms expose minors to predators and bad actors, and Meta was proven lying about safety.

The state has a solution - force age verification for everyone on the platforms.

The state will ask Biedscheid to direct Meta to make changes to its platforms, including adding effective age verification

After you’ve been complicit in genocide, lesser charges are just not that shocking.

They immunised us.