Big Tech faces Big Resistance

AxiosAugust 27, 2026en

Meta's landmark social media settlement marks the latest milestone in a decade-long unwinding of Big Tech's once-unfettered freedom to operate. Why it matters: The AI industry is watching closely . Its historic expansion, already fraught with job risks and public anxiety, depends on building thousands of power-hungry data centers in communities where opposition is rising fast. State of play: "The last time we've seen the public this angry about an industry was during the financial crisis," Nidhi Hegde, executive director of the American Economic Liberties Project, told Axios. Meta's $17 billion settlement requires sweeping changes to how teens can use Instagram and Facebook, including daily

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