Meta ordered to pay $375 million in New Mexico trial over child exploitation, user safety claims - Reuters

Meta ordered to pay $375 million in New Mexico trial over child exploitation, user safety claims  Reuters

Meta told to pay $375m for misleading users over child safety

The owner of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp has been found liable by a court in New Mexico.

Landmark Verdict Says Meta Harmed Children, Allowing Adults to Prey on Them - WSJ

Landmark Verdict Says Meta Harmed Children, Allowing Adults to Prey on Them  WSJ

Meta found liable for endangering children in New Mexico in 'historic' verdict

The tech giant was ordered to pay $375 million in damages by a Santa Fe jury, which found the company prioritized profits over safety and concealed what it knew about the harmful effects of its apps.

Meta ordered to pay $375m after being found liable in child exploitation case

New Mexico hails ‘historic’ win after jury finds firm misled consumers over safety and enabled harm against users A New Mexico jury on Tuesday ordered Meta to pay $375m in civil penalties after it found the company misled consumers about the safety of its platforms and enabled harm, including child sexual exploitation, against its users. This is the first bench trial to find Meta liable for acts committed on its platform. Continue reading...

By Katie McQue

US jury orders Meta to pay $375m for endangering children

The verdict marks the first time a US state has successfully sued the social media giant over child safety issues.

Meta hit with $375 million fine in child exploitation case

While the New Mexico jury's landmark decision to hold Meta liable could be a bellwether, the penalty is only a fraction of what prosecutors sought.

Meta ordered to pay $375 million over child exploitation in landmark verdict

A New Mexico jury has delivered a landmark verdict against social media giant Meta, finding the company liable for exposing children to predators and other online dangers across its platforms. The decision follows a lengthy trial examining whether Facebook and Instagram’s parent company failed to safeguard minors from abuse, marking one of the first major jury rulings on child safety in the social media era.

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Meta ordered to pay $375 million in New Mexico trial over child exploitation, user safety claims

Meta told to pay $375m for misleading over child safety

A jury in New Mexico has found Meta Platforms violated state law in a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general, who accused the company of misleading users about the safety of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and of enabling child sexual ⁠exploitation on those platforms.

Meta ordered to pay $375 million in New Mexico trial over child exploitation, user safety claims

The state's attorney general had accused Meta of misleading users about the safety of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and of enabling child sexual exploitation.

Meta Ordered To Pay $375M In New Mexico Social Media Verdict; LA Jury Still Deliberating After A Week

After a week of deliberations, jurors in the Los Angeles social media trial are still having a hard time coming to a decision, but a New Mexico panel swiftly found Meta was neglect in protecting minors from predators on its various social media platforms. A move that will cost the owners of Facebook and Instagram […]

By Dominic Patten

Meta ordered to pay $375 million in New Mexico trial over child exploitation, user safety claims

The jury finds that Meta violated New Mexico's consumer protection law and orders the company to pay $375 million in civil penalties

By Reuters

Meta told to pay $375m for misleading users over child safety

A court in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay $375m (£279m) for misleading users over the safety of its platforms for children.

By Abubakar Ibrahim