Social Media’s Legal Reckoning Has Begun: ‘We Are in a New World’ | Analysis

In less than 24 hours, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was dealt a pair of legal blows that will open up his company and his fellow social media giants to years of liability claims over the harm to users’ mental health caused by their platforms. 

On Tuesday, a jury in New Mexico ordered Meta — the parent company of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp — to pay $375 million in damages for misleading consumers about the safety of its platforms and failing to protect children.

The following day...