Meta hit with historic $375M verdict over safety claims
TL;DR
A New Mexico jury found Meta willfully misled users about the safety of its products and engaged in an unconscionable trade practice, ordering a $375 million penalty after evidence that decoy accounts were used to lure predators; the ruling is a landmark in state tech accountability as more Meta cases proceed, and Meta said it will appeal.
- Meta misled users about its products’ safety, jury decides The Verge
- Jury finds Meta liable in case over child sexual exploitation on its platforms CNN
- ‘Watershed Moment’: Meta Just Lost a Huge Court Case About Child Safety Gizmodo
- Meta must pay $375 million for violating New Mexico law in child exploitation case, jury rules CNBC
- Jurors wade through daunting evidence in high-stakes Meta trial about social media risks to children AP News
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