New Mexico Jury Orders Meta to Pay $375 Million Over Child Exploitation, User-Safety Claims
A jury in New Mexico has ruled that Meta Platforms broke state law, concluding the tech giant misled users about safety on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and enabled child sexual exploitation on its services, according to the state attorney general’s lawsuit.
After less than a day of deliberations, jurors determined Meta violated New Mexico’s consumer protection statute and ordered the company to pay $375 million in civil penalties.
The verdict is the first jury decision on these types of claims against Meta, which is…