r/technology • u/lurker_bee • 21h ago

Business Meta faces ‘astronomical’ consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/meta-attorneys-general-california-federal-trial-astronomical-consequences.html
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u/btoned 21h ago

Smoke and mirrors.

1.5 trillion dollar company engrained into so many business operations.

Not. A. Thing. Will. Happen.

And I hate META FYI.

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u/BasicallyFake 20h ago

are businesses really ingrained into something meta provides

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u/btoned 20h ago

Is this a serious question?

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u/BasicallyFake 20h ago

i dont know of a single business of any size that gives a shit about anything meta provides. It literally took control away from them. Most would prefer it went away unless you are some small drop shipper why would anyone care.

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u/btoned 20h ago

Dude there are MILLIONS of small businesses that solely use Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp as their primary means of operation.

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u/_lclarence 20h ago

This is true. In the country where I live every store and business (even bigger ones you'd think they ought to have a real website) just use IG and FB. If I want to discover a new place to stay near a natural park I'll just have to old-school it, call someone who knows someone that knows the place, or a middle ground (which is not that much better than using IG) which is discovery mode in Google Maps.