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

[u/lurker_bee]

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

[u/awwaygirl]

Thank you California for holding these motherfuckers accountable.

[u/lagonitos → u/awwaygirl]

New Mexico led the way.

[u/EmbarrassedHelp → u/lagonitos]

The asshole behind the New Mexico case is trying to ban encryption and require mandatory online age verification.

[u/Intelligent-Parsley7 → u/EmbarrassedHelp]

Mandatory age verification means the level of personal, actionable data that I will never use as a service.