New Mexico judge orders Meta to fund $567 million child-safety remedy after public-nuisance finding

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to finance a $567 million abatement program after finding that harms associated with Facebook and Instagram rose to the level of a public nuisance. Most of the money is earmarked for treatment, with the remainder funding prevention, screening and oversight; Meta plans to appeal.

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• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  Social media giant Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico child safety ruling
• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  Meta fined in child safety case
• The Hill · center · factuality: high
  Meta ordered to pay $567M in child safety case
• The Verge · lean-left · factuality: high
  Meta ordered to pay an additional $567 million in public nuisance ruling
• The A.V. Club · lean-left · factuality: medium
  Meta ruled a "public nuisance," ordered to pay $567 million
• BBC News · center · factuality: very-high
  Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
• TechCrunch · center · factuality: medium-high
  New Mexico court orders Meta to pay additional $567M in child safety case