It's time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta

Meta agreed to an $18 billion settlement after US states accused it of harming children through addictive products, marking the latest in a pattern of billion-dollar penalties under Mark Zuckerberg's leadership. The author argues that Zuckerberg, as the consistent thread through Meta's history of damaging blunders, should resign and that the company should prioritize user safety over profit. Drawing parallels to tobacco regulation, the piece contends that structural changes—including leadership change—are necessary to address the harms caused by Meta's engagement-optimizing algorithms.