Meta hit w/ $375M for enabling child exploitation. Guess kids' safety doesn't 'Meta' much to them! 😤 First US state WIN against Big Tech for child safety. More states: LOAD UP. #ChildSafety #HoldThemAccountable #BigTechAccountability

🚨 SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION EXPOSED: Jury BLAMES Meta & YouTube — Are YOU Being Manipulated? http://reallykarel.com/Yesterday🚨 SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION EXPOSED: Jury BLAMES Meta & YouTube — Are YOU Being Manipulated?A landmark jury decision just changed everything.For the first time, Meta and YouTube have been held responsible for harming a young user, with the court finding their platforms were intentionally designed to be addictive—fueling mental health distress. This could open the floodgates to lawsuits against Big Tech.But let’s be honest… is this really new?Corporations have been engineering addiction for decades—from sugar-loaded foods to products designed to hijack your brain’s dopamine system. Social media didn’t invent the game—they just perfected it.So why are Meta and YouTube being singled out? And if they’re liable… shouldn’t others be too?Here’s the uncomfortable truth: 👉 Social media may be the most powerful addiction machine ever created. 👉 And most of us are hooked—whether we admit it or not.Also on today’s show: • Record-breaking airport delays across the U.S., with ICE presence raising questions • Trump promotes a peace plan… while escalating troop movementsThis is the reality we’re living in—and we’re breaking it all down.👉 Watch, like, and subscribe: youtube.com/reallykarel 👉 Support the show: patreon.com/reallykarel🎙️ The Karel Show streams on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, and Spreaker 📡 LIVE Monday–Thursday at 10:30 AM PST 📱 Also on TikTok & InstagramKarel is a history-making broadcaster and entertainer based in Las Vegas, alongside his service dog Ember.#SocialMediaAddiction, #MetaLawsuit, #YouTubeAddiction, #BigTech, #MentalHealthCrisis, #DopamineAddiction, #TechNews, #BreakingNews, #DigitalAddiction, #SocialMediaHarm, #BigTechAccountability, #OnlineSafety, #InternetCulture, #AddictionAwareness, #MediaManipulation, #CorporateGreed, #TechIndustry, #MetaNews, #YouTubeNews, #MentalHealthAwareness, #NewsCommentary, #CurrentEvents, #AirportChaos, #TravelNews, #ICE, #TrumpNews, #USPolitics, #TheKarelShow, #PodcastLife, #EmberDoes_Vegas

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The EU found Meta & TikTok guilty of violating the Digital Services Act deliberately making it HARDER for researchers to expose harms to our kids. Fines can hit 6% of global revenue. We need THIS level of fierce accountability in the US NOW. 🌍✊ #DSA #DataPrivacy #DigitalRights #BigTechAccountability

Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in landmark social media addiction trial | TechCrunch Evidence presented at the trial swayed the jury to the plaintiff's side, demonstrating that Meta understood how addictive its platforms could be among teens in particular and that it was actively rese...

Kentucky families deserve better. A jury just ruled Meta & YouTube negligent for addictive designs that harmed a young user—$6M in damages and a warning shot for Big Tech. Kids in KY aren’t exempt from these dangers. 📱⚠️ #KYFamilies #ChildSafety #BigTechAccountability
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Billions in data protection fines imposed, just €20 million collected: DPC says vast majority of penalties remain stuck in legal limbo – TheStory.ie

Europe fined Big Tech €530M for data privacy violations last year but only collected €20M. Billion-dollar corps laugh at billion-dollar fines. Time for enforcement with TEETH. #GDPR #DataPrivacy #BigTechAccountability #TechJustice

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Big Tech companies not reporting cases of LGBTQ+ discrimination in their SEC filings. cloviahamilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/... #LGBTQRights #LGBTQInclusion #BusinessEthics #BigTechAccountability #SECDisclosures

Social media giants face landmark trials for 'addicting children.' This isn't new; it's the Tobacco Playbook 2.0. Deny, delay, profit—until the reckoning. Over 600,000 opioid deaths later, do we remember? #BigTechAccountability

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Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company Former Meta exec Sarah Wynn-Williams faces bankruptcy after a gag order prevented her from promoting...

Former Meta exec Sarah Wynn-Williams faces bankruptcy after a gag order prevented her from promoting her exposé detailing Meta's dealings with China & allegations of harassment. An MP claims Meta is silencing her. #BigTechAccountability #News

Brazil’s Top Court Votes to Hold Social Media Platforms Liable for User Posts Brazil’s Supreme Court Moves to Hold Social Media Companies Accountable for User Content In a groundbreaking shift that could reshape

Brazil Supreme Court Rules Social Media Companies Can Be Sued for User Content

#BrazilNews #TechRegulation #SocialMediaLiability
#FreeSpeech #BigTechAccountability #DigitalPolicy
#OnlineContent #InternetLaw #SupremeCourtBrazil #GlobalTechNews

Meta: Nigeria's users face a choice of either no rights or no services - ARTICLE 19 Meta has stated it would rather stop its services in Nigeria than comply with data protection regulations, undermining freedom of expression.

🚨 Meta threatens to pull Facebook & Instagram from #Nigeria rather than respect users’ data rights & consumer protections. As we highlight, millions risk losing vital communication tools.

#BigTech must not be above the law!
#DigitalRights #MetaNigeria #DataProtection #BigTechAccountability

Want to fight Big Tech, don't know how?? Just Join this International Coalition Group

#Solidarity #BigTechAccountability #DigitalRights

With launch of AI Mode Google threatens to bleed news media dry Google AI Mode could be the start of changes to search which end up bleeding news publishers dry, warns David Buttle

Google’s AI Mode could fundamentally change how people engage with news. But if AI hoovers up content without sending traffic back to publishers, it’s siphoning off the industry’s lifeblood.
#NewsIndustry #AIandJournalism #BigTechAccountability
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Whistleblower: Facebook Worked Closely with China on Censorship Facebook Accused of Working 'Hand in Glove' with China Whistleblower Alleges Facebook's Close Ties with Beijing A former senior Facebook

Whistleblower: Facebook Worked Closely with China on Censorship
#AdTargeting #AIRegulation #BigTech #BigTechAccountability #Censorship #China #ChinaPolicy #DataSecurity #DigitalCensorship #Facebook #FacebookScandal #FreeSpeech #GovernmentControl #InternetFreedom #InternetRegulation #MarkZuckerberg