Technology7 Aug 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: New Mexico court orders Meta to pay additional $567M in child safety case

A New Mexico Court judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay a fine of $567 million, on top of the $375 million levied in March , in a case regarding social media…

A New Mexico Court judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay a fine of $567 million, on top of the $375 million levied in March , in a case regarding social media harms and addiction. This brings the total fines the company has to pay to $942 million. The court also ordered Meta to make changes to how its platforms function in the state: it wants the company to remove Like counts, and only show such metrics to children under 18 with approval from a parent or a guardian. Push notifications to undera…

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