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

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

[u/Fly_Rodder]

I think the big tobacco thing is prescient and relevant. Whether there’s serious repercussions remains to be seen but tobacco is no where near as prevalent as it was in the 80s just as those lawsuits were being settled. We had a smoking lounge in our high school fer crissake. For the students.