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New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health
['Uwa Ede-Osifo']
World news | The Guardian
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to pay $567m into a fund aimed at redressing adverse mental health impacts from the social media giant’s platforms.
The Thursday ruling comes as a part of the second phase of a landmark trial the social media giant lost in March.
The court said federal children’s privacy laws prevent Meta from applying age-verification tools to children under 13.
Still, it represents another setback for Meta as it faces a wave of accusations from families of children harmed by social media.
“America is not going to pass a law that bans social media,” Edelson said.