Explainer-How could New Mexico's $567 million ruling change Meta?
A New Mexico state court ordered Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook and Instagram, to make major changes to its platforms and pay the largest sum yet in a growing wave of U.S. litigation over claims that social media harms young people. The court in Santa Fe ruled on Thursday that Meta must pay $567 million into a New Mexico fund for teen mental health prevention and treatment. In an earlier phase of the case, a jury awarded New Mexico $375 million on related consumer protection claims.