Toh hua yun ki New Mexico mein ek jury ne Meta Platforms ko yeh bada jurmana thop diya hai. Unki ruling ke hisaab se, company ne Facebook, Instagram aur WhatsApp par users ko platform safety ke baare mein galat bataya aur child sexual exploitation ko rokne mein fail rahi.
Meta ne turant kaha hai ki woh is verdict se sehmat nahi hai aur appeal karegi. Unka kehna hai ki woh user safety ke liye committed hain.
Yeh case isliye bhi khaas hai kyunki yeh pehli baar hai jab jury ne Meta par yeh specific allegations suni hain. Aur dikkat ki baat yeh hai ki judge ne Meta ke Section 230 ke arguments ko reject kar diya, jo tech companies ke liye ek badi shield hai. Iska matlab hai ki Meta ki legal defense thodi kamzor ho gayi hai.
Par hairaan karne wali baat yeh hai ki is news ke bawajood, Meta ka stock thoda upar gaya hai after-hours trading mein. March 2026 ke aas paas, jab yeh news aayi, stock $605.34 tak pahunch gaya tha, jo closing price $593.66 se zyada tha. Market cap abhi bhi $1.50 Trillion ke aas paas hai.
Yeh ek warning bell hai Meta ke liye, kyunki un par aise hazaron aur lawsuits chal rahe hain jo platform ke addictive hone aur youth mental health par impact ke baare mein hain. State level par bhi aise cases badh sakte hain, jisse Meta ke liye legal landscape aur mushkil ho jayega.
Abhi analysts ka kehna hai ki Meta par bharosa kar sakte hain. Kai firms ne 'Strong Buy' rating di hai aur average target price $846.63 ke aas paas hai, matlab lagbhag 42.35% ka upside dikh raha hai. Lekin yeh appeal ka result aur future penalties investors ke liye watch-out points rahenge.