The Meta Manifesto May Not Neutralize This Decision
August 31, 2026
Another dinobaby post. No AI unless it is an image. This dinobaby is not Grandma Moses, just Grandpa Arnold.
I did not read the Meta AI manifesto, a long discussion about artificial intelligence. To be direct, I did not read any third-party write ups about the Meta manifesto, and I had not previously “met a” manifesto I ignored immediately. I am not sure what the BAIT outfits think these documents will accomplish. I did change my meta filter to work through Gizmodo’s article “Meta and Other Tech Giants Must Face Thousands of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits, Court Declares.” My reaction: The legal eagles are partying down and for the foreseeable future. I asked Midjourney to create an image of legal eagles having fun in a restaurant.
Thanks, MidJourney. Good enough.
The write up reported:
A U.S. Appeals court just dealt Meta a big blow in the company’s long fight against social media addiction lawsuits. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeals request from Meta, basically allowing the social media giant and its co-defendants TikTok-owner ByteDance, YouTube-owner Google and Snapchat-owner Snap to face more than 3,000 social media addiction lawsuits.
For decades, social media cheerleaders have emphasized the positive attributes of social media. Some folks disagree; namely, parent of young children who killed themselves after doom scrolling, being bullied, or convinced that they are not cool. Meta lost a previous trial. The Gizmodo story stated:
The appeals court didn’t necessarily strike down Meta’s argument relying on Section 230. Still, it did rule that the tech giant had acted prematurely and appealed too early, saying that Section 230 only offers a “defense against liability,” not immunity from being sued. That means Meta will have to face trial in the mounting pile of social media addiction cases, which are increasingly proving to be a considerable financial headache for the company. Meta spent $2.4 billion on litigation in the past quarter alone, according to its latest earnings report, with the bulk of those legal proceedings concerning youth social media addiction lawsuits. That number was reported before the tech giant was ordered by a New Mexico court last week to pay another $567 million—on top of a previous fine—which went into a fund meant to address the negative mental health impact Meta’s social media platforms have had on young users.
Why are the legal eagles squawking with effervescent joy? Easy:
- Meta will appeal
- The parties to the complaint against Meta will [a] appeal and [b] hire attorneys to help the existing attorneys
- Third-party groups will join in and file new lawsuits presenting new examples of harm.
How will this play out? I am not optimistic. The people challenging Meta are unlikely to have the money to deal with the flocks of attorneys BAIT outfits will use to delay and possibly get negative decisions overturned due to a procedural error. Money can purchases legal services that make fewer mistakes. At least, that is the assumption at some organizations.
Net net: Money wins, not the best man or woman.
Stephen E Arnold, August 31, 2026
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