By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent A New Mexico state judge has ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million—approximately 6.67 billion Ghana cedis—for failing to warn the public about the dangers its platforms pose to children. This decision marks the largest fine ever levied against the social media giant over child safety violations....Read More
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) slipped 0.21% intraday after a New Mexico judge ordered the company to pay an additional $567 million and strengthen child-safety features on its apps. The order brings total penalties in the case to $942 million, following a $375 million jury award in March. The muted stock...Read More
Meta was ordered to pay $567 million into an abatement fund in New Mexico as part of a public nuisance case that’s just one of many suits the company faces related to alleged harms caused by its apps. The fund comes on top of the $375 million in civil penalties that Meta was forced to...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 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
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
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
A New Mexico judge branded Facebook and Instagram owner Meta a “public nuisance,” and ordered the company to pay $567 million into a fund to remediate harms its apps caused to children. Judge Bryan Biedscheid found in his ruling late Thursday that teenagers in the state were in the midst of a mental health crisis...Read More
A court in the US state of New Mexico has ordered “Meta” to pay another $567 million for failing to warn children about the platformʼs dangers, the largest fine ever imposed on a company in a child safety case. The BBC writes about this. Judge Brian Bidscheid declared “Meta” a “public menace” and compared the...Read More
