A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567 million for contributing to the teen mental health crisis — the first ruling to hold a platform financially liable for algorithmic harms, not content. The business model that caused it is still running.
Willie Nelson's stand against an AI data center in Abbott, Texas, is drawing national attention — but the real story is how Big Tech uses state tax incentives to turn water-stressed rural communities into infrastructure sacrifice zones.
Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are reporting rising emissions and water use as AI infrastructure expands — while disclosing only what they choose. The real story isn't the gap between companies. It's why no law exists to close it.