A New Mexico court has ordered Meta, parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms. Most of the funds will support treatment services, with the rest allocated for awareness, prevention, and screening over five years. This penalty adds to a previous $375 million fine after jurors found Meta knowingly harmed children's mental health and concealed child sexual exploitation. The court also mandated changes to Meta's platform features to improve age verification and child safety, while Meta plans to appeal. This ruling is part of broader legal challenges Meta faces over youth mental health and safety issues linked to its social media products.
A US judge ordered Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook and Instagram, to pay $567 million for harm caused to children on its platforms, adding to a previous $375 million fine. The total $942 million penalty addresses child mental health issues and fund...
India's parliamentary panel demands an apology from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for restricting a Facebook post by Prime Minister Modi, threatening to revoke Meta's safe harbor immunity if not apologized within three days. Meta's chief global affairs of...
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million and implement new restrictions on young users of its platforms, adding to a previous $375 million penalty. The ruling found Meta misled users about platform safety and contributed to youth mental he...
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million into an abatement fund after a jury found the company willfully violated the state's unfair practices act. The ruling ties Meta's social media platforms to contributing significantly to a mental hea...
Missouri voters decisively rejected Amendment 5, which would have ended the state's income tax and expanded sales taxes, due to concerns over tax burden shifts and program cuts. Etsy announced layoffs of about 220 employees, roughly 12% of its workfo...
