▲ 483 ▼ New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for over 43 million violations of consumer protection law—and Meta could owe over $200 billion in penalties (fortune.com) submitted 1 week ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 45 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 1 week ago (7 children) The could, and probably should, but they won't. permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (6 children) People always upvote some form of this comment on every post that contains potential good news. Sometimes y'all need to keep your pessimism to your fucking self. It's exhausting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 6 days ago (5 children) Sadly this is not pessimism but just realism. You are free to block me if that's too uncomfortable or annoying permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip -1 points 6 days ago (4 children) No, commenting "it won't happen" on every single fucking post is pessimism. Sometimes good things happen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago* (3 children) commenting "it won't happen" on every single fucking post But I don't do that, I can't be blamed for actions of others permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip -4 points 6 days ago (2 children) If it's not you it's someone else, and it's still pessimism. And people still upvote it, because everything is bad, and all good news is actually bad news. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 child) If you want to stick your head in the sand and hum happy tunes to yourself, give’r. We’ll be up here living in reality where, in fact, most news is bad news for the poor in America. Sorry? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 1 point 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) You're misrepresenting reality. This article is good news, period. A jury decided Meta was at fault, and this is good regardless of your negative framing or how much they end up having to pay. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (6 children) People always upvote some form of this comment on every post that contains potential good news. Sometimes y'all need to keep your pessimism to your fucking self. It's exhausting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 6 days ago (5 children) Sadly this is not pessimism but just realism. You are free to block me if that's too uncomfortable or annoying permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip -1 points 6 days ago (4 children) No, commenting "it won't happen" on every single fucking post is pessimism. Sometimes good things happen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago* (3 children) commenting "it won't happen" on every single fucking post But I don't do that, I can't be blamed for actions of others permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip -4 points 6 days ago (2 children) If it's not you it's someone else, and it's still pessimism. And people still upvote it, because everything is bad, and all good news is actually bad news. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 child) If you want to stick your head in the sand and hum happy tunes to yourself, give’r. We’ll be up here living in reality where, in fact, most news is bad news for the poor in America. Sorry? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 1 point 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) You're misrepresenting reality. This article is good news, period. A jury decided Meta was at fault, and this is good regardless of your negative framing or how much they end up having to pay. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 6 days ago (5 children) Sadly this is not pessimism but just realism. You are free to block me if that's too uncomfortable or annoying permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip -1 points 6 days ago (4 children) No, commenting "it won't happen" on every single fucking post is pessimism. Sometimes good things happen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago* (3 children) commenting "it won't happen" on every single fucking post But I don't do that, I can't be blamed for actions of others permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip -4 points 6 days ago (2 children) If it's not you it's someone else, and it's still pessimism. And people still upvote it, because everything is bad, and all good news is actually bad news. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 child) If you want to stick your head in the sand and hum happy tunes to yourself, give’r. We’ll be up here living in reality where, in fact, most news is bad news for the poor in America. Sorry? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 1 point 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) You're misrepresenting reality. This article is good news, period. A jury decided Meta was at fault, and this is good regardless of your negative framing or how much they end up having to pay. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip -1 points 6 days ago (4 children) No, commenting "it won't happen" on every single fucking post is pessimism. Sometimes good things happen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago* (3 children) commenting "it won't happen" on every single fucking post But I don't do that, I can't be blamed for actions of others permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip -4 points 6 days ago (2 children) If it's not you it's someone else, and it's still pessimism. And people still upvote it, because everything is bad, and all good news is actually bad news. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 child) If you want to stick your head in the sand and hum happy tunes to yourself, give’r. We’ll be up here living in reality where, in fact, most news is bad news for the poor in America. Sorry? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 1 point 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) You're misrepresenting reality. This article is good news, period. A jury decided Meta was at fault, and this is good regardless of your negative framing or how much they end up having to pay. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago* (3 children) commenting "it won't happen" on every single fucking post But I don't do that, I can't be blamed for actions of others permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip -4 points 6 days ago (2 children) If it's not you it's someone else, and it's still pessimism. And people still upvote it, because everything is bad, and all good news is actually bad news. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 child) If you want to stick your head in the sand and hum happy tunes to yourself, give’r. We’ll be up here living in reality where, in fact, most news is bad news for the poor in America. Sorry? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 1 point 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) You're misrepresenting reality. This article is good news, period. A jury decided Meta was at fault, and this is good regardless of your negative framing or how much they end up having to pay. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip -4 points 6 days ago (2 children) If it's not you it's someone else, and it's still pessimism. And people still upvote it, because everything is bad, and all good news is actually bad news. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 child) If you want to stick your head in the sand and hum happy tunes to yourself, give’r. We’ll be up here living in reality where, in fact, most news is bad news for the poor in America. Sorry? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 1 point 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) You're misrepresenting reality. This article is good news, period. A jury decided Meta was at fault, and this is good regardless of your negative framing or how much they end up having to pay. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 child) If you want to stick your head in the sand and hum happy tunes to yourself, give’r. We’ll be up here living in reality where, in fact, most news is bad news for the poor in America. Sorry? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 1 point 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) You're misrepresenting reality. This article is good news, period. A jury decided Meta was at fault, and this is good regardless of your negative framing or how much they end up having to pay. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 1 point 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) You're misrepresenting reality. This article is good news, period. A jury decided Meta was at fault, and this is good regardless of your negative framing or how much they end up having to pay. permalink fedilink source parent