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Mark Zuckerberg

What's on Mark Zuckerberg's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
29%19%11%10%31%
the $18 billion settlement 29% · newthe AI that couldn't do the jobs 19% the movie about him 11% · newthe Waterford castle 10% everything else 31%
#1
$17.1 Billion, and He Barely Blinked

The Times reconstructed how the social-media harms deal came together; the Guardian called the number pocket change.

An $18bn settlement – and Zuckerberg barely blinked. The tech titans must be stripped of their power, and soon

The Guardian · 2026-08-28
our translation

he'd rather write the biggest check in social-media history than let a jury read the internal emails out loud. that isn't remorse, it's procurement — buying the end of discovery.

new — NYT reconstruction, parents still asking questionsvery sure · 3 sources
#2
The Plan to Automate 60% of Meta Blew Up
NY Post and A.V. Club pile onpretty sure · 3 sources
#3
Jeremy Strong Is Playing Him Again, Darker
new — New trailer plus New Yorker essaypretty sure · 3 sources
#4
The $35 Million Castle Ireland Can't Stop Discussing
Three fresh Irish takes todaypretty sure · 3 sources
sunday, august 30
Ask legal how $17.1B lands on the cash flow statement(reported)
Decide whether teen protections ship outside the US(reported)
Do not watch the trailer a fourth time(safe bet)
Field one more castle question with a straight face(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

How Meta’s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together

news.google.com · 2026-08-30

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