New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Monday requested that a judge declare Meta Platforms Inc. a public nuisance and require the company to pay $3.7 billion, while also requiring wide-scale changes to its Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp platforms to protect young users from alleged harms.
The request was made during the second phase of a lawsuit following a March jury verdict finding Meta liable for violating the state’s consumer protection law by misinforming users about platform safety for children. That jury verdict required Meta to pay $375 million in civil penalties, which the company has said it will appeal.
Internal Meta documents and testimony received by the New Mexico Department of Justice, as detailed in public records and the state’s press releases, show repeated warnings from company employees and child safety experts about the platforms’ dangers. Evidence demonstrated that design features allowed pedophiles and predators to trick children into sexual exploitation, according to the department….
New Mexico Attorney General Urges Judge to Force Meta to Pay Billions, Implement Platform Redesigns
