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

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

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

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.

Meta Ordered to Pay $942 Million to Address Harm to Kids From Social Media  WSJ

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

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.

A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567 million for mental health harm to kids from its platforms