After India Row, Instagram-Facebook Parent Hit With $567 Million US Court PenaltyA New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million over allegations linked to child safety concerns on Instagram and Facebook. This came out of the second phase of a lawsuit looking at issues related to children’s safety and mental wellbeing. It is noteworthy that certain federal children's privacy laws, such as the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) hindered the process. Court Rejects Some Restrictions On MetaThe court said imposing certain age-verification requirements only on Meta, while not applying similar rules to other social media platforms, could unfairly impact the company. The verdict adds to growing global scrutiny on major social media companies over issues related to children's online safety, digital well-being and platform accountability.