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Meta Hit With $567 Million Judgment in New Mexico Child Safety Case
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TheWrap
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…A New Mexico judge ordered Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to pay $567 million, as well as make changes to the way young users use its platforms, in a ruling tied to a child safety case.
Biedscheid’s ruling of $567 million was in addition to the $375 million Meta had been ordered to pay back in March for the same case.
At the time, a jury had found that Meta did mislead its users about the safety of its social media platforms, which in turn enabled the sexual exploitation of its young users.
Specifically, the money can be used for treatment for young users who have been impacted by social media.
New Mexico notably led the charge against Meta, with the tech company facing thousands of similar lawsuits across the U.S.