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Los Angeles aur New Mexico mein yeh case shuru ho gaya hai, aur plaintiffs ke lawyers company ke andar ke documents dikha rahe hain. Unka kehna hai ki Instagram aur YouTube sirf content sharing platforms nahi hain, balki inko bachhon ko addict banane ke liye banaya gaya tha. Yeh sab advertising revenue badhane ke liye kiya gaya, public mein safety ka dawa karne ke baraks. Meta jiska market cap lagbhag $1.71 trillion hai aur Alphabet jiska $3.92 trillion hai, dono ke shares trial ke pehle din thode neeche gaye. Yeh cases tech industry ke liye ek big test hain.
Yeh sab tab ho raha hai jab duniya bhar mein social media par stricter rules aa rahe hain, khaas kar bachho ki safety ko lekar. France aur Spain jaise countries ne pehle hi strict measures le liye hain. Antitrust scrutiny aur investors ka pressure bhi badh raha hai. History mein dekha gaya hai ki aise bade lawsuits ne tech sector ke valuations ko kaafi impact kiya hai. Analysts bhi nazar rakhe hue hain ki yeh companies child privacy laws kaise follow kar rahi hain. Plaintiffs ka main point hai ki companies ne profit ke liye safety ko sacrifice kiya.
Plaintiffs ka kehna hai ki Meta aur Google ne bachho ki psychology ka fayda uthaya aur unhe maximize engagement ke liye design kiya. Kuch internal documents mein YouTube ko casino aur Instagram features ko addictive drugs se compare kiya gaya hai. Isi wajah se woh Section 230 par depend nahi kar paayenge, jo platforms ko user-generated content ke liye liability se bachata hai. Plaintiffs chahte hain ki companies ko Big Tobacco ki tarah jimmedaar thahraya jaye. Meta ki defense ye hai ki woh safety par focus karte hain, lekin allegations hain ki woh stricter laws ke khilaaf lobbying bhi karte hain. New Mexico mein Meta par child exploitation aur trafficking mein platforms ko facilitate karne ke allegations bhi hain.
Yeh trial kai hafton tak chalne ki ummeed hai, aur Meta ke CEO Mark Zuckerberg bhi testify kar sakte hain. Yeh cases sirf legal nahi hain, balki yeh future mein digital platforms kaise regulate honge aur user well-being ke liye kitne responsible honge, iska precedent set kar sakte hain. Agar design changes, ziyada oversight, ya bade financial penalties lagte hain, toh social media companies ke business models par bada impact aa sakta hai.