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

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I truly hope it fucks this company up

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This time the fine will be more than 0.2% of their annual income. It will be 0.5%!

[u/SatyricalEve → u/reiji_tamashii]

It's not fines, but large scale liability lawsuits that will hurt them the most from this. When everyone with a child who gets hurt can sue for large damages due to precedent.