New Mexico Trial Targets Meta Over Child Safety on Facebook and Instagram
TL;DR
New Mexico's attorney general has filed a landmark suit accusing Meta of knowingly enabling predators to exploit children on Facebook and Instagram, alleging design choices and profit incentives prioritized engagement over safety, with unmoderated groups and ads alongside sexualized content. The seven-week Santa Fe trial follows a Guardian investigation and includes internal documents, an undercover operation (Operation MetaPhile), and a deposition from Mark Zuckerberg, as part of broader scrutiny of tech platforms and a related LA case challenging Section 230 immunity.
- ‘Marketplace for predators’: Meta faces jury trial over child exploitation claims The Guardian
- Undercover investigation of Meta heads to trial in New Mexico in first stand-alone case by state AP News
- Meta CEO Zuckerberg blocked curbs on sex-talking chatbots for minors, court filing alleges Reuters
- Mark Zuckerberg was initially opposed to parental controls for AI chatbots, according to legal filing Engadget
- Meta faces New Mexico trial over child-exploitation claims Reuters
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