Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) has been ordered to pay $567 million by a US judge over the harm caused to children on its platforms. The New Mexico court ruling takes the total the company has been ordered to pay in the case to almost $1 billion. Judge Bryan Biedscheid found that Meta,...Read More

FILE – A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 29, 2025. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people...Read More

Santa Fe | A US court ordered Meta to pay more than $US900 million ($1.3 billion) and limit the time young people can spend on its app, significantly increasing the cost of a landmark child safety verdict against the Facebook and Instagram parent. The judge in New Mexico said on Thursday (Friday AEST) that Meta...Read More

In March, a jury in New Mexico found Meta liable for violating the state’s consumer protection laws in a case brought by its Attorney General, accusing the company of child exploitation and other safety issues. The court ordered Meta to pay a fine of $375 million in civil penalties. Now, after the second phase of the trial meant...Read More

WASHINGTON (TNND) — In a last-minute legislative push before their August recess, on Wednesday, a group of senators advanced the Kids Online Safety Act, a bill intended to mark the beginning of the end of what’s been a dangerous – and sometimes deadly – digital environment for children. In a last-minute legislative push before their...Read More

Meta has been ordered to pay a major $567m (£421m) fine to address harms to young people in the second part of a landmark case against the tech giant. A New Mexico court in the United States imposed the penalty on Thursday, local time, with Judge Bryan Biedscheid saying the bulk of the money would...Read More

Editor’s Notes: The chats are written as Mark Meiser sent them may be difficult to read for grammatical reasons. Meiser’s chats are grotesque and viewer discretion is advised.  On July 30, at 4:30 p.m., Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies arrested Mark Henry Meiser, 42, after he was caught in their child predator sting dubbed...Read More

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) – The Laredo ISD Police Department held its annual back-to-school meeting Thursday, bringing together police officers, security personnel and campus safety staff to review expectations, responsibilities and plans for the upcoming school year. Officials said preparations began before the meeting. Throughout the summer, the department conducted a series of training sessions focused...Read More

A US judge in New Mexico on Thursday ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million (£421 million) for failing to warn the public about the dangers its platforms posed to children, marking the largest child safety ruling against the social media company. Judge Bryan Biedscheid said Meta amounted to a “public nuisance” comparable to...Read More

The New Mexico ruling piles fresh penalties on Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, marking a landmark moment for kids’ online safety. A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $942 million over harm caused to children on its platforms. The ruling builds on a March jury verdict, which found the company liable for $375...Read More