This verdict is a good thing for society. I am not anti-big tech, but big tech must accept responsibility for externalities created by profit first and screw over the public business models.
For me, this is a confusing/complex set of issues: I want to see humanity thrive and tech can play a positive role in that, but with the current ‘almost fascist’ collusion of our current regime with most big tech leaders, I am worried that we won’t get the kind of protective laws we need.
I appreciate this verdict!
This is clearly a veiled excuse using 'protecting the children' (despite already having parental controls) to impose on everyone and rolling out more digital surveillance of everything much quicker.
When you talk about 'protective laws' do you not realize that this will extend far beyond social media platforms?