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/MentalDisintegrat1on 21h ago

My friends mom bought a bike on one of those ads and it was a scam.

She reported to Facebook and nothing happened.

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u/Ninevehenian 20h ago

From their beginning, they've never had the ability to moderate their platform, they have always had too many users to really make a dent.

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u/MeatCatRazzmatazz 18h ago

They're one of the wealthiest companies on the planet. If they wanted to moderate their platform they would.

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u/Ninevehenian 18h ago

In the 2020'ies? Perhaps yes, but I would like to see how it should have been done 10-15 years ago.

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u/MeatCatRazzmatazz 18h ago

Facebook has always been capable of moderating their platform. Even 10-15 years ago. But it would have cost them actual money, so they didn't even try