Chamath Palihapitiya
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No, it was like literally when I first saw a PC,
when I first got on the internet, and then saw mosaic, like those two moments in the early 90s.
And then seeing the iPhone, I think that like those three moments very special.
All right, rough week for Zuck two verdicts went against meta in two days.
They were first found liable for allowing child predators to access minors on Facebook and Instagram, New Mexico jury ordered meta to pay
$375 million in damages.
The AG's office there ran an undercover investigation.
They created fake child profiles, Facebook, Instagram.
These accounts were contacted by predators.
People showed up.
yada, yada, yada, a whistleblower and former meta engineer testified that his own 14 year old daughter received sexual solicitations on Instagram.
Then on Wednesday, an LA jury found meta and YouTube negligent for designing addictive platforms that harmed a young user's mental health.
Basically, the plaintiff in this case, Sachs said they started using YouTube at age six and Instagram at age nine.
And she testified that features like notifications, algorithms, made the app so addictive that it caused depression and anxiety through that compulsive use.
You have some thoughts on this.
And we had Jonathan Haidt, right?
Didn't we do an interview together?
Wasn't that one of the first joint interviews?
Incredible book.
What I'll counter, I agree, personal choice, super important.