Meta Faces Unprecedented Legal Onslaught: What Happens Next Could Shake the Tech Giant to Its Core!
“The jury agreed with allegations that Meta made false or misleading statements and also agreed that Meta engaged in ‘unconscionable’ trade practices that unfairly took advantage of the vulnerabilities of and inexperience of children.” – PBS News
It is beyond noteworthy that, in the matter of K.G.M., jurors found that Instagram’s parent company Meta, and Alphabet, Inc., the owner of Google and YouTube, acted with “malice, oppression, or fraud,” meaning punitive damages would also be assessed on top of the $3 million total in compensatory damages.” Late yesterday, the same jury assessed an additional $3 million in punitive damages. While Google must pay a portion of that, Meta will be required to pay most of it. Remember, that was just one Plaintiff!
