Meta must pay a total of $942 million to address harm caused to children on its platforms, a New Mexico judge ruled Thursday.
A jury in March found Meta liable for failing to protect kids and approved a $375 million fine. New Mexico state Judge Bryan Biedscheid issued a ruling Thursday ordering the company to pay an additional $567 million and to make changes to its platforms to make them safer for kids. The judge said the money was to be put into an abatement fund, with most of it, $420 million, to go toward treatment services.
“This case has always been about protecting children, standing up for families, and making sure that one of the…
