New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health
Ruling comes as part of second phase of landmark trial that found social media company enabled harm against users A New Mexico court has ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to pay $567m into a fund aimed at redressing adverse mental health impacts from the social media giant’s platforms. The Thursday ruling comes as a part of the second phase of a landmark trial the social media giant…
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to pay $567 million into a fund aimed at addressing the adverse mental health impacts of its platforms on young users. The ruling is part of the second phase of a landmark trial that found Meta had enabled harm against users.
According to the Daily Maverick and Economic Times Tech, Judge Bryan Biedscheid ruled that Meta had created a public nuisance in New Mexico, siding with Attorney General Raúl Torrez. Torrez had accused Meta of designing products to addict young users and failing to protect children from sexual exploitation on its platforms.
The bulk of the $567 million will be used for treatment services for young people, as stated by NPR. This ruling comes five months after a New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million for violating consumer protection law by misrepresenting the safety of Facebook and Instagram for young users.
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