State of New Mexico v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

Santa Fe, New Mexico: The Officer of the Attorney General of New Mexico sued Meta Payment Platforms, Inc. for wrongfully pushing content to underage users on Instagram and Facebook in violation of New Mexico's Unfair Practices Act.

“Meta built products it knew would fuel addiction, deepen a youth mental health crisis, and expose children to sexual exploitation, then lied to parents and policymakers about the danger,” said Attorney General Raúl Torrez.

Plaintiffs' verdict for $942 million.

The Court’s injunctive relief targets the failures exposed at trial. In addition to the financial award, the Court ordered extensive reforms that will remain in effect for five years, including:

Implementing more rigorous age verification for New Mexico users, including additional measures to accurately identify the age of users within the limits of federal law;
Maintaining and strengthening protections for Teen Accounts in New Mexico;
Requiring enhanced protections against sextortion and child sexual exploitation, including stronger safeguards for minors and tougher enforcement against offending adult accounts;
Preventing minors from sending or receiving nude images that violate Meta’s policies;
Eliminating push notifications for users under 18 during overnight hours;
Requiring default privacy protections for minors, including hiding public “like” counts;
Imposing mandatory time-use limits for users under 18;
Requiring prominent disclosures about the risks associated with Meta’s platforms;
Funding a statewide education and public awareness campaign in New Mexico;
Providing specialized training and resources for New Mexico law enforcement investigating internet crimes against children; and
Requiring Meta to file semiannual public compliance reports with the Court documenting its progress implementing every aspect of the order.

See: State of New Mexico v. Meta Platforms, Inc.