CNBC: Meta’s $18 billion settlement puts TikTok and YouTube on notice. Who’s next on the firing line?
Rob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by CNBC about the impact of Meta's $17 billion settlement on other social media platforms.
“No company wants what Meta faced in Oakland,” Rob Lalka, a professor of practice in management at Tulane University and author of “The Venture Alchemists: How Big Tech Turned Profits Into Power,” told CNBC. “I’d expect TikTok, YouTube, and Snapchat to make changes before they ever face that scene.”
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/29/meta-settlement-tiktok-youtube-snap-teen-safety.html
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