- A New Mexico court has ordered Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to pay an additional $567 million to address the harm its platforms have inflicted on young people.
- This ruling brings the total penalty against Meta in New Mexico to $942million, with $420 million of the new funds specifically allocated to youth treatment services.
- The court found that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed information regarding child sexual exploitation on its platforms.
- The judgment also mandates Meta to implement significant changes, including improving age verification tools, creating a reporting portal for schools, and deleting personal information of users under 13.
- Meta has stated its intention to appeal the decision, which is part of a growing number of lawsuits the tech giant faces concerning the impact of social media on young people.
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