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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.
