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A New Mexico jury found Meta Platforms violated state consumer-protection law by misleading users about safety on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and enabling child exploitation, ordering $375 million in civil penalties; Meta says it will appeal as it faces broader scrutiny over youth safety and platform design.
A New Mexico state court jury found Meta liable for violating consumer protections by failing to shield children on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, ordering $375 million in damages. The case, rooted in an undercover operation and investigative reporting into child exploitation, also highlighted deficient reporting and overreliance on AI moderation. Meta plans to appeal as it faces two more child-safety trials and a separate federal suit, with potential changes like age-gating and encryption-design adjustments on the horizon.
A New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million for harming children’s mental health and exposing minors to sexual content, finding the company violated state unfair-practices laws and prioritized profits over safety; Meta says it will appeal as related cases continue.
A New Mexico jury ordered Meta Platforms to pay $375 million in damages in a suit alleging the company failed to protect minors and improve user safety on its platforms, a significant state-level liability that Meta is likely to appeal.
A New Mexico state court jury found Meta liable for willfully violating the state's consumer-protections laws by failing to safeguard minors on Facebook and Instagram, ordering roughly $375 million in damages; a second phase will decide on public-nuisance funding and required app changes such as stronger age verification and measures regarding encrypted communications.
A New Mexico jury ruled that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its platforms, finding thousands of violations of the state’s Unfair Practices Act and a potential penalty of $375 million per violation. The verdict also found false or misleading statements and unconscionable trade practices. A second phase could determine remedies; Meta plans to appeal. The case is part of a broader wave of lawsuits alleging social-media platforms’ impact on youth.
A shooter opened fire at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, killing one person and injuring another; the base was placed under lockdown, which was lifted once security confirmed the scene was safe, and the injured were transported to hospital as investigators continue.
A shooting at a U.S. Air Force base in New Mexico left one person dead and another wounded; authorities are investigating the incident.
Sports Illustrated highlights the season’s most notable NCAA tournament snubs—San Diego State, New Mexico, Auburn, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Seton Hall—arguing each had a credible case based on strong resumes, late-season surges or close losses, and tough schedules that the committee didn’t reward, with SDSU’s quad-3 loss to Troy, New Mexico’s late-slip, Auburn’s strong metrics but middling record, and Seton Hall’s 21 wins in a congested Big East among the focal points.
Amid a 2025 measles outbreak, New Mexico saw a 291% rise in MMR doses among adults (5,748 in 2024 to 22,500 in 2025), helping drive a statewide 55% increase in vaccinations; officials credit data-driven targeting, real-time inventory management, and extensive public outreach in explaining the surge.
A New Mexico shinbone dating to 74–75 million years ago may belong to an ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex. Initially identified as Bistahieversor, the bone was reclassified toward Tyrannosaurus, suggesting early tyrannosaur evolution in NM, though more evidence is needed.
New Mexico prosecutors, with cooperation from the ranch’s current owners, began a renewed search of Epstein’s secluded Zorro Ranch as part of a reopened inquiry into potential sexual abuse and trafficking connected to the property. The probe references previously sealed FBI files, and follows the ranch’s 2023 sale to the Huffines family; lawmakers have also formed a commission to review past activities at the site.
US investigators began a search at Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico after the release of investigative files that renewed scrutiny of his activities at the property.
New Mexico state investigators, with a local sheriff, began a thorough search of Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch south of Santa Fe as part of a renewed state probe into Epstein’s crimes in New Mexico; the search follows a Department of Justice criminal inquiry, and lawmakers have also approved a bipartisan truth commission with subpoena power to investigate the property, though details on scope and duration remain unclear.
New Mexico’s measles outbreak among federal detainees expanded to six with a new case at the Dona Ana County Detention Center in Las Cruces; officials say others may have been exposed at the U.S. District Court on Feb. 24 and have urged vaccination and testing, dispatching vaccination teams to three facilities as the state coordinates isolation and care to curb spread amid rising cases nationwide.