Meta would not have paid out if they saw the evidence and thought they had a chance in hell at winning.
But it is the undeniable opinion of most mental healthcare professionals that giving teens an endless stream of content about unattainable body images or suicide content... results in more suicides.
Meta -knew- this and then fired the team that told them about it and doubled down on pressing the gas. They knowingly and substantially increased the chances of teen suicides for money.
And people want to give these monsters -MORE- data and power? I cannot comprehend anyone defending this company still.
Meta had to pay out because the entire country is brainwashed with anti-Bigtech hate and 99.99% are clueless about correlation != causation and there is no point in fighting the court where the media will make sure to amplify 1 in 100 Million cases as thought it's the norm.
I mean some of the smartest people on HN fall for it, where is the hope for general masses?
I am at least encouraged to see even one of the last anti-privacy chads left is admitting the surveillance capitalism corpos are losing the war of public opinion.
Every time their stock price takes a hit my hope in humanity gets a little boost.
All proprietary technology will fail. I really wish it would fail faster though.
But it is the undeniable opinion of most mental healthcare professionals that giving teens an endless stream of content about unattainable body images or suicide content... results in more suicides.
Meta -knew- this and then fired the team that told them about it and doubled down on pressing the gas. They knowingly and substantially increased the chances of teen suicides for money.
And people want to give these monsters -MORE- data and power? I cannot comprehend anyone defending this company still.