ActiversityMeta (Facebook) lost a civil trial last week for knowingly aiding child sex trafficking. Another on-going trial accuses them of making their platforms addictive to those same kids. Add to that harm to the mental health of its users. Add to that Russian election interference.
How can #Meta not be illegal? What is the European Commission thinking? Come, come, what's a few kids and a few elections compared to the monetisation potential!
‘It started with a tipoff’: how a Guardian investigation exposed child sex trafficking on Facebook and Instagram
Meta has just lost a multimillion-dollar legal battle over its failure to prevent children being sold on its platforms. Here’s how we uncovered evidence that became part of the case against it