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The ruling adds to a prior $375 million judgment and requires Meta to improve age checks, school reporting tools and data deletion for underage users.
- On Thursday, New Mexico First Judicial District Judge Bryan Biedscheid ordered Meta to pay $567 million into an abatement fund to address alleged mental health harms to the state's youth from its platforms.
- This penalty follows an earlier $375 million judgment from March, when a jury found Meta violated consumer protection laws by knowingly designing addictive features that constitute a "public nuisance" to youth.
- Of the $567 million, $420 million will fund treatment services for young people in New Mexico, while the court mandated Meta improve age-assurance tools and report compliance progress twice yearly.
- New Mexico Attorney General Torrez hailed the ruling as "a victory for every parent," while Meta stated it disagrees with the decision and intends to appeal the judgment.
- Meta faces 40 state claims over alleged youth mental health harms and is defending federal litigation in Oakland, California, positioning the New Mexico ruling as the first major liability verdict in the broader crisis.
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New Mexico Court Orders Meta To Pay $942 Million Over Harm To Children - CleanTechnica
In March, after a trial that lasted seven weeks, a jury in New Mexico found that Meta had violated the state’s consumer protection laws by creating online products that are harmful to the mental health of children. The jury determined the company hid what it knew about the dangers of ... [continued] The post New Mexico Court Orders Meta To Pay $942 Million Over Harm To Children appeared first on CleanTechnica.
New Mexico Judge Orders Meta to Pay $942 Million over Child Safety Harms
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta Platforms to pay more than $900 million and restrict how much time young users in the state can spend on its apps, sharply raising the cost of a landmark child safety verdict against Mark Zuckerberg's social media giant. The post New Mexico Judge Orders Meta to Pay $942 Million over Child Safety Harms appeared first on Breitbart.
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