Meta ordered to pay an additional $567 million in public nuisance ruling

A Santa Fe district court has ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million in the second phase of New Mexico’s landmark child safety lawsuit. The ruling, published on Thursday, brings the total charges against the social media giant to nearly $1 billion after the court determined the company's platforms act as a "public nuisance."

The court concluded that Meta's platforms are a "significant contributing cause" of a teen mental health crisis that compromises public health and safety throughout New Mexico. The newly ordered $567 million will be placed into an abatement fund dedicated to financing awareness and prevention