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A jury found Facebook guilty of 43 million privacy violations, and Meta could owe billions
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this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2026
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They could owe billions... but courts will settle for a promise to do better
judge will give them a little slap on the wrist, and then get a cushy consultant job. Or run for office funded by some mysterious dark money superpac.
ah, the beauty of American "democracy*"
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