Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
A New Mexico judge ordered the Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp parent company to pay another $567m for the way it has harmed children.
A US judge in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay $567m for the company's failure to warn the public about dangers its platforms posed to children, marking the largest ruling against the company over child safety. This brings the total fine against Meta to $942m, including an earlier $375m fine. Judge Bryan Biedscheid likened Meta to a factory, with advertising and content as its product and the psychological harm and sexual exploitation of children as the pollution to be abated.
Meta, which owns and operates Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Threads, stated it disagrees with the ruling and will appeal. This case is the first time a state has successfully sued Meta over child safety issues, and the ruling is also the first time a social media company has been deemed a public nuisance.
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