The penalty is in addition to $375m that Meta was ordered to pay in March as a result of a separate phase of the same court case. Meta must also report twice a year on its progress in implementing the court-ordered measures. Not all remedies sought by the state against Meta were granted by the judge in his ruling. The public nuisance designation applies to issues of health and safety that have become so widespread as to negatively impact a general public population. Meta had disagreed with the designation at trial and also argued that the case singled out its platforms over other social media apps.