Meta ordered to pay an additional $567 million in public nuisance ruling
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million in a public nuisance case regarding teen mental health. This brings the company's total financial penalties in the state to nearly $1 billion, though Meta plans to appeal the ruling.
Meta has been ordered to pay $567 million in the second phase of New Mexico’s landmark child safety case, bringing total charges to nearly $1 billion for being a “public nuisance.” In a ruling published on Thursday, the Santa Fe district court found that Meta’s platforms are a “significant contributing cause” of a teen mental health crisis affecting public health and safety throughout New Mexico.
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