However, that would be the wrong way to look at this pivotal moment in big tech accountability. The case of Kaley G.M., and a similar case that went against Meta just a day earlier in New Mexico, may well be an inflection point. The day before the Los Angeles verdict, a jury in New Mexico found Meta liable for US$375 million in damages for not protecting young people from online harm, such as sexual predators, in breach of the state’s consumer protection laws. On the stand in Los Angeles, Mark Zuckerberg said it was against the company’s interests to put out an app that its users did not feel good using. “If we wanna win big with teens, we must bring them in as tweens,” said one document from 2018.

Source: Taipei Times March 28, 2026 18:31 UTC