The Chickens Come Home to Roost
Let’s be honest, the current crisis was entirely predictable. The idea that you could build global platforms powered by inscrutable algorithms, allow anyone to post anything, and then simply hope for the best was always a fantasy. Governments have finally woken up to the fact that self-regulation in the tech world is a bit like asking a fox to design a security system for a hen house. It just doesn’t work.
The result is a gaping chasm between what these platforms do and what society, and now the law, demands. This isn't just about Meta. It’s about an entire industry being forced to retrofit safety and accountability onto systems that were never designed for them. The financial fallout could be immense, with fines, legal battles, and the slow, expensive process of rebuilding public trust. But chaos, as they say, is a ladder.