Meta might be on the hook for $1.4 trillion if it loses a landmark lawsuit and that would truly mark the end of social media as we know it
THE SO WHAT
A potential $1.4T liability over social media harms would put a hard legal price on engagement‑driven design choices, not just PR pressure. Any platform with youth exposure should be treating safety features, age gating, and algorithmic controls as core risk management, not UX polish.
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