Zuckbook Meta: A First of Note
March 15, 2022
I have been working for more than 50 years. I cannot recall an American company finding itself in legal tangles which transcend the routine “Let’s sue ‘em in Texas.”
First, Facebook and the lovable Googzilla find themselves the focus of fresh-as-a-daisy antitrust probes in the European Union and the ever-organized United Kingdom. You can read about this matter in “Jedi Blue Ad Deal between Google and Facebook Sparks New Antitrust Probes in EU and UK.”
Second, Facebook faces a legal action for collecting facial recognition data. This is a Texas action which adds to the baker’s dozen of US state attorneys general thinking hard about the social media company devoted to bringing people together. You can read about the facial recognition matter in “Texas Sues Meta for Collecting Facial Recognition Data.”
Now the third legal hassle. The exceptionally cheerful country called Russia wants its judicial system to slap “extremist” on the cheerful blue logo. The main idea is that those positive and prosperous Russian bureaucrats want to crackdown on the social media company. Facebook is permitting its data producers to use such phrases as “death to the Russian invaders.” A vacation in Sochi for the Zuck team may not be a very good idea in my opinion. You can read more in “Russia Asks Court to Label Facebook, Instagram as Extremist.”
So what special about this series of legal matters?
- US officials want to take action against Facebook
- UK officials want to take action against Facebook
- Russia (a country engaged in freeing Ukraine) wants to take action against Facebook.
That’s a trifecta for the Zuck. Few admitted to Harvard achieve such heights. Losing billions in a day and now funding legal eagles across half the globe — achievements to note.
Stephen E Arnold, March 15, 2022
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