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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.

Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million Fine by New Mexico Judge

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.

By Eli Tan

Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $567 million to abate 'public nuisance' and child harm

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 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 for mental health harm to children from its platforms. Judge Bryan Biedscheid said the bulk of the money – $420m – would be used for treatment services for young people. The rest will go toward awareness and prevention, screening services and other costs over the next five years. Continue reading...

By Guardian staff and agencies

New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harm to youths

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

New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567M to address platforms' harms to young people

A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 US million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial the social media giant lost in March.

Meta ordered to pay $567 million into abatement fund as remedy to child harms case in New Mexico

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.

Meta ordered in US to pay US$567 million to address child safety harms

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 endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators on its platforms, among other harms. “We disagree with the ruling and will appeal,” Meta said in a statement Thursday. “We work...

By Agence France-Presse

Social media giant Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico child safety ruling

A New Mexico judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay more than $500 million, finding the social media company created a public nuisance and harmed children. The ruling follows a March jury verdict awarding the state $375 million after finding Meta liable for exposing children to online predators and other harms.

By FRANCE 24

Judge orders Meta to pay over $900 million for failing to protect kids on social media

Meta has been ordered to pay over $900 million in the New Mexico case. Bloomberg/Getty Images Meta was ordered to pay a total of $942 million over harm caused to children on its platforms. A New Mexico judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay $567 million, mostly for treatment services. A jury previously found the company liable and approved a fine of $375 million. Meta must pay a total of $942 million to address harm caused to children on its platforms, a New Mexico judge ruled Thursday. A ju...

US court slaps Meta with $567 million penalty in landmark child safety ruling

By AYUSH PANDEY

Meta ordered to pay U.S. state $567 million over ‘public nuisance’ and child harm

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.

Meta ordered to pay $567m in US child safety ruling

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.

US Court Orders Meta To Pay $567 Million To Address Kids' Mental Health

A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial the social media giant lost in March.

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

Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant

A US judge in New Mexico on Thursday ordered Meta to pay another $567m (£421m) for its failure to warn the public about dangers its platforms posed to children, marking the largest ruling against the company over child safety.

By Abubakar Ibrahim