A New Mexico jury on Tuesday ordered Meta to pay $375m in civil penalties after it found the company misled consumers about the safety of its platforms and enabled harm, including child sexual exploitation, against its users.
This is the first bench trial to find Meta liable for acts committed on its platform.
โThe juryโs verdict is a historic victory for every child and family who has paid the price for Metaโs choice to put profits over kidsโ safety,โ said New Mexico attorney general Raรบl Torrez.
โMeta executives knew their products harmed children, disregarded warnings from their own employees, and lied to the public about what they knew. Today the jury joined families, educators, and child safety experts in saying enough is enough.โ
The lawsuit was brought by Torrezโs office in December 2023. The lawsuit followed a two-year Guardian investigation published in April of that year revealing how Facebook and Instagram had become marketplaces for child sex trafficking. That investigation was cited several times in the complaint.
The jury ordered Meta to pay the maximum penalty under the law of $5,000 per violation, totaling $375m in civil penalties for violating New Mexicoโs consumer protection laws. The jury found Meta liable for both claims brought by the state of New Mexico under the Unfair Practices Act.
Meta has said it will appeal the ruling, and accused Torrez of making โsensationalist, irrelevant arguments by cherrypicking select documentsโ
I tanned in the late 80s and early 90s. Being fair-skinned, I scorched myself a number of times unintentionally. I usually only went half the 'normal' length of time. But boy could you tell the difference between 'good' and 'bad' tanning places. Some felt silky soft and blanket-comfy, and others - like my gym - felt like crawling into a broiler.
I am certain some of my skin issues today link back to those few years. Luckily, though, no cancer to-date.
I don't see anything wrong with the practice on occasion, as long as it doesn't become addicting, like Tan Mom.
iDJiT says he got a "very big" oil-and-gas-related "present worth a tremendous amount of money" from Iran so he's pretty sure they're serious about a deal.
Texas: Aiming to become the Bangladesh of the South.
***
People seeking a host of professional licenses in Texas, from electricians to dog breeders, will soon have to prove they are in the country legally after the stateโs Commission of Licensing and Regulation on Tuesday adopted a new rule that could affect thousands of workers.
Commissioners unanimously approved the change after hearing from a parade of speakers who largely asked them to do the opposite because of worries that it will hamper the stateโs economy and burden immigrants trying to make an honest living. The speakers also argued the move will push people to work without a license, and erode state oversight of crucial industries.
The commission oversees the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which plans to implement the rule May 1. An agency spokesperson did not immediately respond Tuesday for comment.
Wut, kidnapping, deporting, harassing, or driving the immigrant construction workers, cleaners, and food service workers underground wasn't sufficient?
That's nothing. Stephen Miller is on their red asses down there to pass laws barring "illegal" children from school. That would be in plain violation of standing Supreme Court precedent, but what does that matter anymore, especially with Sam Alito around?
Apparently the junior high schools in San Francisco have been forbidden for 12 years to offer eighth-grade algebra, on the grounds that it would be unfairly hard for disadvantaged students. The ban has just recently been overturned.
Good. It was a stupid policy. Shall we try to improve math instruction for disadvantaged students, maybe with targeted tutoring, to help them meet a higher standard? Nah, let's just make the higher standard unavailable. Problem solved.
Sheesh. If those people had deliberately set out to craft a target for ridicule by the kind of idiots who think "DEI" is a crime, they could not have succeeded more brilliantly.
I think the ban might have done some good, even if only temporary. Because I guarantee you white kids were getting in 8th grade algebra not because they were any better at math, but because their parents knew to demand it. So now that this option is being brought back, it calls attention to it for all parents.
A decent day ovreall, made my way up to Stockyard City to dcop out a location for us to set up the needle exchange, but we got there and learned it moved to downtown. Friday, I have a health fair to volunteer at for a couple of hours, which should be fun.
Work was work, God I cannot wait to retire.
Made my 50 meals for the unhoused and got them picked up. I wonder what Walmart thinks of my monthly order of 60 servings of man and cheese, 50 rolls, and 50 ding dongs is about.
Today was my first day back at the gym since my gallbladder went out last spring. I left feeling great, it was so good to be back. Did 10 minutes of walking, 10 minutes of light weights, and another 10 minutes of walking. I'll be going every two days, on the days I shower. I want to pay attention to when my fibromyalgia flares up to see if this is something I can maintain. So far, I feel okay.
My understanding was that the Strait of Hormuz was literally within the territorial boundaries of Iran and Oman. It is no more international waters than the Chesapeake Bay is.
Boundaries, schmoundaries. All that matters is that the strait, especially the useable shipping lanes, is so narrow that it's almost impossible to keep Iran from blowing massive tankers to hell with cheap drones or speedboat-fired rockets.
Oh, sure, weโre going to say personal choice and parental rights, but when I give the penguins meth and teach them to breakdance, everyone screams about abuse and felonies.
"Personal choice," says Mengele-without-a-medical degree as the balance of Maladministration 2.0 works to eliminate any modicum of acceptance and assistance for trans children (and unpersoning the adults). The unreconstructed state-based regimes of terror even follow the lead with single minded purpose of tormenting and eliminating people entirely.
All these creatures are such pieces of shit they immediately get attacked by toilet plungers every time they visit a bathroom.
๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ฒ $๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐
๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ โโ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐โ ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐
A New Mexico jury on Tuesday ordered Meta to pay $375m in civil penalties after it found the company misled consumers about the safety of its platforms and enabled harm, including child sexual exploitation, against its users.
This is the first bench trial to find Meta liable for acts committed on its platform.
โThe juryโs verdict is a historic victory for every child and family who has paid the price for Metaโs choice to put profits over kidsโ safety,โ said New Mexico attorney general Raรบl Torrez.
โMeta executives knew their products harmed children, disregarded warnings from their own employees, and lied to the public about what they knew. Today the jury joined families, educators, and child safety experts in saying enough is enough.โ
The lawsuit was brought by Torrezโs office in December 2023. The lawsuit followed a two-year Guardian investigation published in April of that year revealing how Facebook and Instagram had become marketplaces for child sex trafficking. That investigation was cited several times in the complaint.
The jury ordered Meta to pay the maximum penalty under the law of $5,000 per violation, totaling $375m in civil penalties for violating New Mexicoโs consumer protection laws. The jury found Meta liable for both claims brought by the state of New Mexico under the Unfair Practices Act.
Meta has said it will appeal the ruling, and accused Torrez of making โsensationalist, irrelevant arguments by cherrypicking select documentsโ
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/24/meta-new-mexico-jury
I've lost one loved-one to malignant melanoma, and another has been in remission for about five years.
*FUCK* *CANCER* and *FUCK* *RFKJ* too. ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ
I tanned in the late 80s and early 90s. Being fair-skinned, I scorched myself a number of times unintentionally. I usually only went half the 'normal' length of time. But boy could you tell the difference between 'good' and 'bad' tanning places. Some felt silky soft and blanket-comfy, and others - like my gym - felt like crawling into a broiler.
I am certain some of my skin issues today link back to those few years. Luckily, though, no cancer to-date.
I don't see anything wrong with the practice on occasion, as long as it doesn't become addicting, like Tan Mom.
iDJiT says he got a "very big" oil-and-gas-related "present worth a tremendous amount of money" from Iran so he's pretty sure they're serious about a deal.
Holger Czukay of the band Can was born on this day in 1938. Here he is on the bass guitar with the band in 1971 playing "Paperhouse":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjF4ZHuIko
And from his 1979 solo album Movies, here he is with "Persian Love":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhRd4Y-H1lE
Texas: Aiming to become the Bangladesh of the South.
***
People seeking a host of professional licenses in Texas, from electricians to dog breeders, will soon have to prove they are in the country legally after the stateโs Commission of Licensing and Regulation on Tuesday adopted a new rule that could affect thousands of workers.
Commissioners unanimously approved the change after hearing from a parade of speakers who largely asked them to do the opposite because of worries that it will hamper the stateโs economy and burden immigrants trying to make an honest living. The speakers also argued the move will push people to work without a license, and erode state oversight of crucial industries.
The commission oversees the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which plans to implement the rule May 1. An agency spokesperson did not immediately respond Tuesday for comment.
Wut, kidnapping, deporting, harassing, or driving the immigrant construction workers, cleaners, and food service workers underground wasn't sufficient?
"did not immediately respond Tuesday for comment" Huh.
That's nothing. Stephen Miller is on their red asses down there to pass laws barring "illegal" children from school. That would be in plain violation of standing Supreme Court precedent, but what does that matter anymore, especially with Sam Alito around?
Stephen Miller's DEPORTATION BONER is getting flaccid!
Your move, Florida.
P.S.
"OPEN THREAD."
Yay, fellow Birb
Every time I hear RFK Jr speak makes me think that Cheryl Hines has got to be the dumbest person on earth.
2nd dumbestโฆ next to him, sheโs positively genius. Something that didnโt escape her.
Apparently the junior high schools in San Francisco have been forbidden for 12 years to offer eighth-grade algebra, on the grounds that it would be unfairly hard for disadvantaged students. The ban has just recently been overturned.
Good. It was a stupid policy. Shall we try to improve math instruction for disadvantaged students, maybe with targeted tutoring, to help them meet a higher standard? Nah, let's just make the higher standard unavailable. Problem solved.
Sheesh. If those people had deliberately set out to craft a target for ridicule by the kind of idiots who think "DEI" is a crime, they could not have succeeded more brilliantly.
I think the ban might have done some good, even if only temporary. Because I guarantee you white kids were getting in 8th grade algebra not because they were any better at math, but because their parents knew to demand it. So now that this option is being brought back, it calls attention to it for all parents.
In prep school, I requested to get into an advanced calculus class.
I regretted it 30 seconds after the teacher started talking on the first day.
These fucking idiots.
A decent day ovreall, made my way up to Stockyard City to dcop out a location for us to set up the needle exchange, but we got there and learned it moved to downtown. Friday, I have a health fair to volunteer at for a couple of hours, which should be fun.
Work was work, God I cannot wait to retire.
Made my 50 meals for the unhoused and got them picked up. I wonder what Walmart thinks of my monthly order of 60 servings of man and cheese, 50 rolls, and 50 ding dongs is about.
Today was my first day back at the gym since my gallbladder went out last spring. I left feeling great, it was so good to be back. Did 10 minutes of walking, 10 minutes of light weights, and another 10 minutes of walking. I'll be going every two days, on the days I shower. I want to pay attention to when my fibromyalgia flares up to see if this is something I can maintain. So far, I feel okay.
I know you meant "mac and cheese," but I can't help thinking how great it would be if you serviced a population of homeless cannibals.
Seriously, though, that's wonderful that you do that kind of work.
So you're practicing 'To Serve Man'?
Ha ha, I want a t-shirt that says To Serve the Rich so bad. I love that episode, probably my favorite!
Trump tells Republicans to pass voting law 'for Jesus'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-tells-republicans-pass-voting-173951250.html
WTF would he know about Jesus?
He'll just say anything if he thinks it will help him win.
WTF would Jesus know about voting?
๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง: โ๐๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญโ
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mattis-says-ending-war-now-151047618.html
Beeeeeeeeeeeeee.....cause they do not currently already have absolute control of it?
Too late. They already set up the toll booth.
My understanding was that the Strait of Hormuz was literally within the territorial boundaries of Iran and Oman. It is no more international waters than the Chesapeake Bay is.
Boundaries, schmoundaries. All that matters is that the strait, especially the useable shipping lanes, is so narrow that it's almost impossible to keep Iran from blowing massive tankers to hell with cheap drones or speedboat-fired rockets.
Oh, sure, weโre going to say personal choice and parental rights, but when I give the penguins meth and teach them to breakdance, everyone screams about abuse and felonies.
"Personal choice," says Mengele-without-a-medical degree as the balance of Maladministration 2.0 works to eliminate any modicum of acceptance and assistance for trans children (and unpersoning the adults). The unreconstructed state-based regimes of terror even follow the lead with single minded purpose of tormenting and eliminating people entirely.
All these creatures are such pieces of shit they immediately get attacked by toilet plungers every time they visit a bathroom.
Parents need to encourage teens to tan and based on my daughter's behavior they'll go for the alabaster skin look.
Soโฆ does he get the benefit doubt that he isn't intentionally trying to kill people like a psychopath?
No.
The Doomsday Clock ticks one second closer to the revelation that he actually ate a person and not in the fun way.