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Judge orders Meta to pay $567 million in New Mexico child safety case
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A New Mexico judge branded Facebook and Instagram owner Meta a “public nuisance,” and ordered the company to pay $567 million into a fund to remediate harms its apps caused to children. Democracy Dies in Darkness Judge orders Meta to pay $567 million in New Mexico child safety case The judge ruled that teenagers in the state were in the midst of a mental health crisis and that Meta’s platforms were a “significant contributing cause.”
A New Mexico judge branded Facebook and Instagram owner Meta a “public nuisance,” and ordered the company to pay $567 million into a fund to remediate harms its apps caused to children.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Judge orders Meta to pay $567 million in New Mexico child safety case
The judge ruled that teenagers in the state were in the midst of a mental health crisis and that Meta’s platforms were a “significant contributing cause.”