Meta Fined $375 Million in New Mexico for Child Safety Failures
A New Mexico jury has ordered Meta to pay $375 million in civil penalties, finding the company liable for misleading consumers about platform safety and enabling harm to young users, a verdict hailed as a historic victory for child protection.
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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
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The owner of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp has been found liable by a court in New Mexico.
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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
Read full article →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.
Read full article →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.
Read full article →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.
By FRANCE 24
Read full article →Meta ordered to pay $375 million in New Mexico trial over child exploitation, user safety claims
Read full article →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.
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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
Read full article →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
Read full article →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
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