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The indemnification obligation establishes a mechanism by which Meta transfers certain legal defense and damages costs to users when third-party claims relate to user conduct on the platform, thereby allocating financial and legal liability risk between the parties.
Users assume the obligation to pay Meta's legal costs and damages for claims connected to their platform use or terms violations, meaning users bear defense expenses and liability exposure for third-party claims arising from their conduct rather than Meta bearing those costs internally.
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The indemnification obligation establishes a mechanism by which Meta transfers certain legal defense and damages costs to users when third-party claims relate to user conduct on the platform, thereby allocating financial and legal liability risk between the parties.
Users assume the obligation to pay Meta's legal costs and damages for claims connected to their platform use or terms violations, meaning users bear defense expenses and liability exposure for third-party claims arising from their conduct rather than Meta bearing those costs internally.
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