Meta hit by record fine as court deems platform a 'public nuisance'

A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay an additional 567 million dollars, bringing total fines for child safety failures to 942 million dollars. Judge Biedscheid labeled the company a 'public nuisance,' likening its algorithmic influence to industrial pollution that harms society at large. The ruling requires Meta to fund behavioral health initiatives and enforce strict usage limitations for minors, such as banning push notifications during school hours. Meta has vowed to appeal, while the company continues to face thousands of similar lawsuits across the United States, with a major multi-state trial beginning soon in California.