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  "id": 247940,
  "title": "Social media giant Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico child safety ruling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/social-media-giant-meta-ordered-to-pay-567-million-in-new-mexico",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T02:21:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20260807-meta-new-mexico-567-million-child-harm-public-nuisance"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $567 million after finding the social media company liable for harming children. According to ABC News AU, the ruling is part of a landmark trial and the money will be used for treatment services for young people. The judge, Bryan Biedscheid, ruled that Meta had created a public nuisance in New Mexico.\n\nThe company was accused of designing its products to addict young users and failing to protect children from sexual exploitation on its platforms, as reported by ABC News AU. Meta has said it will appeal the ruling, stating that it has been working to identify and remove harmful content from its platforms.\n\nThe $567 million fine is in addition to a previous $375 million verdict, making the total $942 million, according to BBC World and BBC News. The judge compared Meta to a factory, with advertising and content as its product and the psychological harm and sexual exploitation of children as the pollution that must be abated.",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Meta ordered in US to pay US$567 million to address child safety harms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/meta-ordered-in-us-to-pay-us-567-million-to-address-child-safety-harms",
        "published": "2026-08-07T02:12:38.000Z"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Social media giant Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico child safety ruling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/social-media-giant-meta-ordered-to-pay-567-million-in-new-mexico-259657",
        "published": "2026-08-07T02:21:47.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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