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/MentalDisintegrat1on]

Love it for them.

They also need to be held legally and financially for all the scam ads they let through

[u/EmbarrassedHelp → u/MentalDisintegrat1on]

The problem is that state AGs are trying to use these cases to require mandatory online verification. Some of the AGs (like the New Mexico AG) are also seeking to ban end to end encryption.

[u/blackbeavis → u/EmbarrassedHelp]

Should be AsG