โ๏ธ Meta Hit With $942M Total in New Mexico Over Kids' Mental Health Harms on Instagram and Facebook
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to establish a $567 million fund for youth mental health treatment and prevention โ stacking on top of $375 million in civil penalties already imposed by a jury earlier this year, bringing the total to $942 million. The court found Meta knowingly used infinite scroll, autoplay, and algorithmic recommendations to hook teenagers and concealed evidence of harm. Is this the ruling that finally forces Big Tech to meaningfully protect kids on social media?