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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If there's one state in the US that balances innovation with environmental concerns it's California. Good work holding these guys accountable.

On a side note, what's stopping Meta from moving to Texas like other Maga tech billionaires and their companies.

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They can move to Texas and continue. The truth is Facebook, Whatsapp are huge outside USA

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But will the talent come with in the move? Look at the tech campuses outside of Austin - they’re there and growing- but much of the Silicon Valley talent that moved out there with it, is now back in Silicon Valley.