Meta raises specter of shutting down service to New Mexico in legal clash over child safety
Meta has suggested it may shut down its services in New Mexico due to a legal dispute over child safety regulations. The threat arises ahead of a bench trial on allegations that Meta's platforms constitute a public nuisance. This follows a previous ruling that found Meta liable for harming children's mental health and concealing child exploitation content.
- ▪Meta is considering shutting down its services in New Mexico over proposed changes to protect children's mental health.
- ▪The company faces a bench trial on claims it created a public nuisance through its social media platforms.
- ▪A prior jury verdict imposed $375 million in penalties on Meta for harming children and hiding knowledge of child sexual exploitation.
- ▪The case centers on Meta's responsibility for the impact of platforms like Instagram on minors.
- ▪New Mexico prosecutors are pushing for structural changes to Meta's platforms to enhance child safety.
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Meta is raising the prospect of shutting down its social media services in New Mexico in response to a push by state prosecutors for fundamental changes to the company's platforms, including Instagram, to protect the mental health and safety of children.The possibility emerged amid legal gamesmanship in the runup to a bench trial next week on allegations that Meta poses a public nuisance. It's the second phase of a case that already resulted in $375 million in civil penalties on a jury's determination that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its platforms.
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