Kelly Stonelake worked at Meta for nearly 15 years, including as Director of Product Marketing, and is a federal whistleblower and advocate for legislative reform. She also writes this Overturned newsletter on tech accountability and broken systems of power, and serves on the Advisory Council for ParentsRISE!, a survivor-parent-led movement demanding accountability from Big Tech. This article, which reflects the personal opinions of the author, is an excerpt of what originally appeared on the
Juries in Los Angeles and New Mexico delivered what history will record as a turning point: accountability has arrived for Big Tech.
Car seat manufacturers and furniture companies can’t sell products that crush kids without consequences, neither can Mark Zuckerberg.
A California jury found Meta and YouTube responsible for the depression and anxiety of a young woman who compulsively used social media beginning in early childhood, awarding her $3 million in compensatory damages, and another $3 million in punitive damages. The jury found that both companies acted with malice, oppression, or fraud.
One day earlier, a separate jury in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $375 million for failing to protect young users from child predators on Instagram and Facebook, finding that Meta had flouted state consumer protection laws.
I spent nearly 15 years at Meta. My career ended after I raised alarms about harm to children. I watched leadership prioritize protecting the company over protecting...
Myung Tae-kyun on the 26th told Democratic Party of Korea’s North Chungcheong Governor candidate Shin Yong-han, “If you feel wronged, sue me for defamation.” Myung stated, “Shin claimed we should ...