"A New Mexico state court slapped Meta with a $375m fine on 24 March '26, for misleading users about their platform's safety. For a trillion-dollar organisation this amounts to a speeding ticket."
"The sad part is that in real terms, we haven't learned anything that we didn't already really know; it's been well documented that social media apps exacerbate addictive tendencies and can negatively impact personal behaviours."
"Rutger Bregman argues in his 2020 book Humankind: A Hopeful History that individuals are fundamentally decent but are capable of doing terrible things if they believe they are doing good."
"As Bregman writes, 'If you push people hard enough, if you poke and prod, bait and manipulate, many of us are indeed capable of doing evil. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.'"
A New Mexico court fined Meta $375 million for misleading users regarding platform safety, particularly concerning minors. This ruling emphasizes the design flaws in social media applications that contribute to addictive behaviors. Despite designers' intentions to create positive user experiences, systemic pressures often lead to harmful outcomes. Rutger Bregman's insights suggest that individuals can cause harm while believing they are doing good. The evolution of big tech reflects a shift from prioritizing user experience to creating systems that may inadvertently cause real harm.
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