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BBC: “It shouldn’t have taken a lawsuit for Meta to implement safety measures, whistleblower says” (www.bbc.com)
submitted 19 hours ago by obsidian@discuss.online to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Meta: “There’s no problem.” Also Meta after getting sued: “Here are the safety changes everyone should adopt.” 😆

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 9 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

So they pay an inconsequential fine, and they will be "forced" by the government to implement age verification checks, so everybody on Facebook and Instagram will be identifiable by the MAGAs.

Gee, I feel so defended. /S

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

To be fair $18 billion is not inconsequential. Meta Platform's net income for the twelve months ending June 30, 2026 was $68.098 B so that is 26% of their net profits. A pretty severe hit.

[–] Fluke@feddit.uk 2 points 4 hours ago

Paid over ten years.

Merely the cost of doing business.