BRAZOS VALLEY, Texas (KBTX) – As children across the Brazos Valley head back to school, local child advocacy nonprofit, Scotty’s House, is launching a first-of-its-kind regional safety campaign. Scotty’s House has launched “Safe Start Brazos Valley,” a new campaign pairing law enforcement agencies from all seven Brazos Valley counties with Scotty’s House staff to deliver...Read More
A U.S. judge has ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million over claims that its platforms failed to protect children from online harm. The ruling in New Mexico brings the total penalties against the company in the case to $942 million. Judge Bryan Biedscheid said Meta’s platforms created widespread harm and ordered the money...Read More
Meta hit with half a billion fine for child safety failings Proactive uses images sourced from Shutterstock 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...Read More
A court ordered Meta to pay $942 million The reason was harm to children from Facebook and Instagram. The funds will go toward setting up a fund for psychological support and prevention programs. A New Mexico state court ordered Meta Platforms to pay $942 million, introduce new restrictions for underage Facebook and Instagram users, and...Read More
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What just happened? Meta’s defeat in New Mexico’s landmark child-safety case is going to cost the company close to one billion dollars. A state judge has ordered Facebook’s parent to place $567 million into a fund addressing harm its platforms caused young people. That’s on top of the $375 million civil penalty imposed in March,...Read More
By: Matthew Kerr, Quiver Data Analyst Posted: 12 hours ago / Aug. 7, 2026 12:50 p.m. UTC A New Mexico judge ordered Meta Platforms ($META) to establish a $567 million fund addressing harms linked to Facebook and Instagram, adding to $375 million in civil penalties previously imposed after a jury found the company violated state consumer-protection...Read More
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), the tech heavyweight behind Facebook and Instagram, edged about 1.2% higher in Friday trading as of 11:12 a.m. ET even as a major legal ruling landed. According to Reuters, a New Mexico court ordered Meta to contribute $567 million to a youth mental-health fund, adding to...Read More
A United States (US) judge in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay another $567 million for failing to rule out the danger its platforms posed to the safety of children. The fine was marked as the largest against the company over child safety. ALSO READ: Meta introduces new updates to Whatsapp group chats According to...Read More
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s Julia Boorstin joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss a judge in New Mexico ordering Meta to pay $567 million into an abatement fund after a jury ruled the company willfully violated the state’s unfair practices act. 03:39 Fri, Aug 7...Read More
