At 13 years old, Terrence “TJ” Harvey has already learned how cruel the world can be. The taunts came first. Name-calling, teasing, the kind of juvenile insults meant to wound but possible to ignore. Then, the physical harassment. And then, the shame. One day, something private — something never meant to be shared — was...Read More

Meghan Bobrowsky and Erin Mulvaney | The Wall Street Journal A New Mexico judge ordered Meta Platforms to pay more than $900 million and limit the time young people in the state can spend on its apps, significantly increasing the cost of the landmark child safety verdict against the Facebook and Instagram parent. The judge...Read More

NEW MEXICO, United States (AP) — New Mexico’s attorney general said he hoped a state court ruling ordering Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million and take steps to protect minors would promote further action on how Big Tech can harm children. A jury earlier this year determined Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health...Read More

A New Mexico judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay $567 million and overhaul how youth use its platform, the latest development in a long-running lawsuit focused on negative impacts of social media on children. The money will be used to create a fund to mitigate social media harms, including by carving out $420 million...Read More

A New Mexico judge ordered Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to pay $567 million, as well as make changes to the way young users use its platforms, in a ruling tied to a child safety case. Judge Bryan Biedscheid ruled against the tech giant late on Thursday, marking the largest financial penalty Zuckerberg’s company has received while...Read More

A New Mexico court on Thursday ruled that Meta must pay an additional $567 million fine on top of the $375 million a jury fined the tech giant in March for harms caused to teens and children who use its Instagram and Facebook social media platforms. First Judicial District Judge Bryan Biedscheid said in his...Read More

August 8, 2026 — 3:14pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Under-fire Child Safety Minister Amanda Camm has come under fresh scrutiny amid revelations that statements made during estimates might have been flawed. Documents and internal correspondence detailing topics the minister...Read More

The government said in June that it will bring in a social media ban for children. Modelled on a similar ban already in place in Australia, the necessary legislation is due to be put to Parliament in the autumn, and to take effect early next year. The restrictions will broadly define social media as sites...Read More

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Great Americans: A conversation with Lulu Gribbin 03:21 Hundreds of thousands without water in Puerto Rico 02:10 New video of heroic actions at In-N-Out shooting 02:12 Now Playing Judge orders Meta to pay hundreds of millions over kids’ mental health...Read More

A US court has imposed a major financial penalty on Meta Platforms in a case concerning the online safety of children. A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million, approximately ₹5,392 crore, over allegations that the company failed to adequately protect children from psychological harm and the risk of sexual...Read More