Meta Ordered to Pay $942M to Address Harm to Kids from Social Media

Per the court ruling [0], the specific law that Meta violated was New Mexico’s public-nuisance law, NMSA 1978 § 30-8-1. The relevant section that was violated is [1]:

A public nuisance consists of knowingly creating, performing or maintaining anything affecting any number of citizens without lawful authority which is either:

- A. injurious to public health, safety, morals or welfare; or

- B. interferes with the exercise and enjoyment of public rights, including the right to use public property.

Whoever commits a public nuisance for which the act or penalty is not otherwise prescribed by law is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

The judge found that Meta’s operation of Facebook and Instagram created a public nuisance which injured public health, safety, and welfare; and burdened public schools, hospitals, and law enforcement. The judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million into a fund to abate the harm done.

[0] https://www.kob.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/D-101-CV-2023...

[1] https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/chapter-30/article-8...

I wonder how many billions it would take every year for this to not just be considered "cost of doing business"?

Nice to read about, but will be appealed to eternity.

What benefit do kids draw from instagram and facebook?

just the cost of doing business for these reprobates

But not actually to modify their algorithms ?

sure. can't wait for the checks.

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Now how about the adults?