All posts tagged: meta

Social media is facing a crisis

SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 25th, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Meta and YouTube caused a young girl to suffer anxiety and depression. An American jury has now established this in a landmark case. The verdict opens the door to an avalanche of similar cases — and could tear down the tech giants’ unique legal protection. […]

We should talk more about how AI uses us

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on February 26th, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. AI is not quite as artificial as many believe. A new investigation by SvD reveals how private moments are shared with office workers in Africa, whose job it is to train AI systems. Invisible to the user — but absolutely crucial to the company. We […]

Do they bear responsibility for young people’s ill health?

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 30th, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Is social media harmful to young people? After thousands of lawsuits in the US, a jury is now set to rule on the question. The outcome could have enormous consequences for the tech companies. Jonathan Haidt has become a somewhat unexpected superstar in the world. […]

A shy giant hiding behind a letterbox

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on August 27th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Scammers are using Meta’s platforms to defraud small investors. But when SvD asks questions, there is no one willing to answer. Next door to Ikea and the Ministry of Defence sits what is probably Sweden’s most successful shell company. You likely know them better as […]

Behind Meta’s numbers lies a bomb

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on August 21st, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Meta is posting record profits and investing more than ever in AI. But look closely at the accounting, and there’s a potential cost bomb hiding in the numbers. Some phrases become immediately memorable. In 2020, investor Puru Saxena posted the following brief comment on Twitter: […]

Meta found the answer others are searching for

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on July 16th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. After investments of hundreds of billions, Meta has now found how to make money from AI. Don’t count on any superintelligence to get there — the answer lies considerably closer than that. 600 billion kronor. That is how much money Meta is expected to invest […]

Mark Zuckerberg’s future is on the line

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 14th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg is being taken to court as his company’s future hangs in the balance. If he loses, the company could face a forced sale worth billions. On Monday, the trial begins that could change social media forever. The American competition authority FTC is […]

Tesla is now being punished by its own strategy

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 5th, 2024. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Tesla dominated the EV market for years and was valued like a fast-growing internet company. Now that growth has stalled, a less flattering picture emerges — a fairly ordinary car company. They were called the “Magnificent Seven.” Seven stocks accounting for 1.4 percent of companies […]

Meta’s new strategy: become a normal company

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on February 2nd, 2024. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. After spending billions on a name change and peculiar 3D avatars, Meta appears to have found a new strategy: becoming a perfectly ordinary company. “Mr. Zuckerberg, what the hell were you thinking?” The clip of Republican senator Ted Cruz berating Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, went […]

The ‘Twitter killer’ is perfectly timed

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on July 6th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Can Instagram’s new Twitter clone challenge Elon Musk? SvD’s tech analyst Björn Jeffery has tested the new service that launched last night and answers three questions about how it works. Threads is Mark Zuckerberg’s and Meta’s latest app. Simply put, the app serves the same […]