A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $567 million to address the public nuisance caused by its platforms harming children.

A district judge in New Mexico rules that Meta's products — including Facebook and Instagram — have created a public nuisance in the state and orders the company to pay $567 million to abate the problem over the next five years. https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/judge-orders-meta-to-create-567m-abatement-fund-for-child-harms-in-new-mexico/article_bd6de312-59fa-41d9-af75-0bbe7f467b2f.html

Meta has been ordered by a court in New Mexico to pay $567m towards redressing harm done to children by its platforms, with the judge comparing the social media giant to a “public nuisance” akin to air pollution. The ruling is in addition to $375m in fines that Meta was ordered to pay as part of the same case back in March, taking the total to $942m. The tech giant is appealing.

A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay more than half a billion dollars over the state's claims that the social media giant has created a "public nuisance" and harmed children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/07/meta-us-child-harm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #socialmedia #facebook #instagram #us