Kelsey Vlamis, Sydney Bradley, Huileng Tan; Business Insider ; Judge orders Meta to pay over $900 million for failing to protect kids on social media
"Meta must pay a total of $942 million to address harm caused to children on its platforms, a New Mexico judge ruled Thursday.
A jury in March found Meta liable for failing to protect kids and approved a $375 million fine. New Mexico state Judge Bryan Biedscheid issued a ruling Thursday ordering the company to pay an additional $567 million and to make changes to its platforms to make them safer for kids. The judge said the money was to be put into an abatement fund, with most of it, $420 million, to go toward treatment services.
Among the changes, Meta must strengthen age verification in New Mexico, limit users under 18 in the state to a combined 90 hours a month on Facebook and Instagram, turn off most push notifications for minors overnight and during school hours, and hide "like" counts by default unless a parent or guardian allows them to be shown."
