A New Mexico judge ordered new child safeguards for Meta. Advocates hope other courts follow

The judge's order showed a possible path forward for other court fights around the country as Meta faces mounting legal, regulatory and public pressure to do more to protect young people.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and others, must pay nearly $1 billion after a court found the social media giant to have put children and teen users at risk. A New Mexico judge ruled that Meta must pay $567 million into a fund to pay for harm prevention and awareness, in addition to $375 mill

In a landmark ruling against Meta, a New Mexico judge likened the company’s social media platforms to factories

Meta fined £421m in record child safety case as judge brands company a 'public nuisance'  gbnews.com

Meta has been ordered to pay $567 million to fund youth mental health services in New Mexico in the final phase of a child safety trial. Meta lost the lawsuit in March when a New Mexico jury found the social media company liable for misleading consumers about the safety of its platforms and endangering children.At the

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.

US judge has ordered Meta to pay $567m in a New Mexico child safety case, ruling that Instagram and Facebook exposed children to harmful content and sexual exploitationMeta has been ordered to pay another $567 million by a US judge over allegations that its social media platforms exposed children to harmful content and

A New Mexico court on Thursday ordered Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta to pay $567 million after determining it contributed to the “teen mental health crisis” in the state. The order adds to the $375 million in civil penalties Meta was ordered to pay in the first phase of the trial after a jury…

The total amount Meta is responsible for — $942 million — is a small fraction of of its annual profit, which was about $60 billion in 2025.

A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta Platforms to pay $567 million to address harm caused to children from Facebook and Instagram, expanding the financial and operational consequences of a landmark case over the social media giant’s handling of safety for young users. The ruling, issued Thursday by District Judge Bryan

A New Mexico Court judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay a fine of $567 million, on top of the $375 million levied in March, in a case regarding social media harms and addiction. This brings the total fines the company has to pay to $942 million. The court also ordered Meta to make changes to its platforms: it wants th

New Mexico Court Orders Meta To Pay Nearly $1 Billion In Landmark Child Safety Case  Forbes

Meta ordered to pay US state around €429 mn to abate child harm  euractiv.com

Meta ordered to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health as judge brands social media giants a 'public nuisance'  lbc.co.uk

A New Mexico state court ordered Meta to pay nearly $600 million and implement changes to protect children, including improved age verification.

In the second phase of New Mexico’s already big bucks social media lawsuit against META, a judge today slapped the Mark Zuckerberg created tech-giant with a penalty in the hundreds of millions of dollars and also put some potentially big restrictions about the company can and cannot do when it comes to kids being on…

A judge has ruled that Meta is a public nuisance and has to pay fine that will go towards funding state programs.

A New Mexico judge has penalised the tech giant for creating a public nuisance and endangering children online. Meta confirmed it plans to appeal, insisting it works hard to protect young users across its platforms.

In March, the jury found Meta violated the state's Unfair Practices Act by misleading consumers about the safety of its products for children

Aug 6 (Reuters) - A New Mexico state court ordered Meta on Thursday to pay $567 million into a teen mental health fund and change how its platforms function for young users after finding the company is to blame for harming children's wellbeing.

Meta was previously ordered to pay $375mn in damages to New Mexico in March when a jury found the company liable for making children vulnerable to predators on its platforms

Around three-quarters of the new $567 million fund is set to be used for mental health treatment, with the funds to be paid over five years.

A New Mexico judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay more than half a billion dollars over the state’s claims that the social media giant created a “public nuisance” and harmed children. Meta was previously ordered to pay US$375 million in damages to New Mexico in March when a jury found the company liable for endangerin

Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been ordered to pay $567m (£421m) to address the harm caused to children on its platforms.

The penalty, imposed by a state judge, is on top of a $375 million fine ordered by a jury that found Meta misled users about the safety of its platforms.

The ruling comes in the second phase of a landmark trial, with the Instagram, Facebook owner also losing in March.

This comes after Meta was ordered to pay $481 million in damages to New Mexico in March.

A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $US567 million ($806 million) to address harms to young people from its platforms.

New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez sued Meta – which makes Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – in 2023, alleging the company failed to protect children from online dangers. During closing arguments, prosecutor Linda Singer told jurors that Meta's algorithms had directed adults toward content posted by teenage users

New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez sued Meta – which makes Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – in 2023, alleging the company failed to protect children from online dangers. During closing arguments, prosecutor Linda Singer told jurors that Meta's algorithms had directed adults toward content posted by teenage users

A judge ordered the creation of a $567 million abatement fund on top of $375 million in civil penalties that a jury had already assessed against the Facebook and Instagram parent

A New Mexico state court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million and change how its platforms ⁠function for young users in the state after finding the company is to blame for harming children's mental health.

The ruling is in addition to the $375 million Meta was ordered to pay in the same lawsuit in March.

A judge in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $567 million into an abatement fund after a jury ruled the company violated the state’s unfair practices act.

New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $567 million into a child mental health fund  CNN

Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico for teen mental health fund  Reuters

Aug 6 : A New Mexico state court ordered Meta on Thursday to pay $567 million and change how its platforms function for young users in the state after finding the company is to blame for harming children's mental health.Judge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa Fe ruled the company had created a public nuisance in New Mexico, si