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Jury: Meta must pay $375m for enabling child exploitation

Rob Beschizza
Mar 25, 2026
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Jurors in New Mexico found that Meta enabled child exploitation on its platforms, and assessed a $375m penalty for the violation of state consumer protection law this represents. Meta intends to appeal.

New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez, who launched the lawsuit against Meta three years ago, said in a statement the ruling was “a his…

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