A New Mexico jury found Tuesday that Meta violated the state’s consumer protection laws by misleading users about the safety of and allowing child sexual exploitation on its Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms, as reported earlier by Reuters.
The company was ordered to pay $375 million in penalties as a result of the lawsuit, which was brought by the state’s attorney general. That sum is the maximum penalty per violation under the state’s law, but there’s no further information at this time about how the funds will be distributed.
Meta said in a statement that it disagrees with the ruling and will appeal.
“We work hard to keep people safe on our platforms and are clear about the challenges of identifying and removing bad actors or harmful content,” the company’s statement said. “We will continue to defend ourselves vigorously, and we remain confident in our record of protecting teens online.”
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl
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