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A jury found Meta liable for endangering children and misleading the public about the safety of its platforms on Tuesday in a watershed New Mexico trial.
According to the New Mexico Department of Justice, which brought the case, this is the first time a state has won a trial against a major tech company for harming young users.
The verdict stipulates that Meta must pay $375 million in civil penalties for violating New Mexico’s Unfair Practices Act, a consumer protection law.
“Meta executives knew their products harmed children, disregarded warnings from their own employees,…
