Kindly share this postA New Mexico court has ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to pay $567 million to address the alleged harms caused to young people by its social media platforms. On age verification, the court said federal children’s privacy laws restricted Meta’s ability to apply certain verification tools to children under 13. The court cited the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which limits the collection of personal information from children under 13. The court further ordered Meta to partner with schools or a child-safety organisation to establish a reporting portal through which school officials can flag users suspected to be under 13. AdvertisementThe ruling comes as Meta faces thousands of lawsuits from families alleging that children have been harmed by social media use.