New Mexico attorney general hopes Meta ruling leads to Big Tech review

New Mexico’s attorney general hopes a state court ruling ordering Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million and take steps to protect people under 18 is the impetus for addressing how Big Tech can harm children.

Thursday’s decision ended the second phase of a landmark trial. Jurors earlier this year determined Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its platforms.

The first phase of the case saw a $375 million judgment against Meta, meaning the social media giant is responsible for $942 million.