A New Mexico judge ordered Meta Platforms to pay more than $900 million and restrict how much time young users in the state can spend on its apps, sharply raising the cost of a landmark child safety verdict against Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Judge Bryan Biedscheid ruled Thursday that Meta must create a new $567 million abatement fund on top of $375 million in civil penalties a jury had previously ordered, bringing the total to $942 million. The company must also add safety features, including limits on how much time underage users in New Mexico can spend on Facebook and Instagram, hiding the...
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