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DON'T SHARE THIS, IT'S AI FABRICATED It's fake - the media outlet almost certainly used generative AI to write this and it pulled from a "parody" acct (instagram.com/p/DZu8trmR89Y/) The more you share this, the more you help the pro-AI bros say this is all fake youtube.com/live/ho_ZmwgvDdM
DON'T SHARE THIS, IT'S AI FABRICATED It's fake - the media outlet almost certainly used generative AI to write this and it pulled from a "parody" acct (instagram.com/p/DZu8trmR89Y/) The more you share this, the more you help the pro-AI bros say this is all fake youtube.com/live/ho_ZmwgvDdM
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Lawsuits involving Meta Platforms

Capital One customers seek class certification over data disclosure to Meta, Google

What the Verdict Against Meta and Google Says About the Way We Live Now

Meta must face Massachusetts lawsuit over youth social media addiction, court rules

Meta Unfairly Targeted Older Workers During Layoffs Last Year, Lawsuit Claims

Meta ordered to pay $375m after being found liable in child exploitation case