SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES ARE LOSING IN COURT

We were right.

“Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in social media harms trial.”

“Meta must pay $375 million for violating New Mexico law in child exploitation case, jury rules.”

We knew something was off. We knew something didn’t feel right.

We talked about it, but most everyone around us kept justifying the platforms.

“If you’re not on social media, how will you find new clients?”

“How will I stay in touch with family?”

I’m not saying we need to delete our accounts today, but we need an exit plan.

Someone you know checked Facebook for the last time today. A hundred people you don’t know uninstalled Instagram. A family member will get locked out of their account this week.

Not everyone is tired of scrolling social media, of course. But someday in the future a lot of people you know will look back on this time and grieve for the hours lost, the attention we gave away to these hideous companies.

Today is a great day to delete a social media app from your phone.