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"Class action suit filed against Facebook's Parent company, Meta" Easy fix. Just look at Google / Alphabet reporting.
by asow92 5y ago
"Class action suit filed against Facebook's Parent company, Meta" Easy fix. Just look at Google / Alphabet reporting.
- iso1631 5y agoBut that's not what the headline says
- asow92 5y agoThe poster of this PDF link chose the headline and who here at HN doesn't know who Meta are? Also read the Plaintiff in the document: Plaintiff, v. META PLATFORMS, INC. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.), a Delaware corporation
- iso1631 5y agoBy changing the name, we get headlines like " Investors sue Meta for alleged failure to protect mental health of users " https://www.jurist.org/news/2021/11/investors-sue-meta-for-allegedly-failing-to-protect-mental-health-of-users/ https://www.jurist.org/news/2021/11/investors-sue-meta-for-a... And "‘An egregious breach of public trust’: Ohio sues Meta over whistleblower revelations" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/nov/16/ohio-sues-meta-securities-laws-deceiving-public https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/nov/16/ohio-sues... Does it stop every headline? No. But it helps disconnect the idea of "facebook the site" (pics of granny's cat) and "facebook the company" (shady)