Judge rules Meta caused "public nuisance" and must fund mental health treatment
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美国新墨西哥州法官裁定，Meta公司需支付5.67亿美元，用于资助青少年心理健康治疗，以缓解其社交媒体平台造成的“公共妨害”。此前，同一案件的陪审团已裁定Meta支付3.75亿美元民事罚款。该州总检察长于2023年起诉Meta，指控其平台未能有效保护儿童免受剥削，并误导家长。法官指出，此款项为案件第二阶段判决，针对州政府关于Meta制造公共妨害的指控。Met
A New Mexico judge yesterday ordered Meta to pay $567 million for a fund that would alleviate the "public nuisance" created by its social media services. The order to pay for youth mental health care is in addition to $375 million in civil penalties that a jury ordered Meta to pay earlier in the same case.
New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez sued Meta in a Santa Fe County court in 2023. A jury found in March 2026 that Meta's social media platforms do not effectively protect kids from child exploitation and ordered the company to pay civil damages for violating state consumer protections and misleading parents about the safety of its apps.
The jury trial was just phase 1 of the case involving Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. "The Phase 1 jury trial considered the State’s Unfair Practices Act claims and resulting civil penalties. The Phase 2 bench trial considered the State’s request for abatement based upon the State’s allegation that the Defendant, Meta, created a public nuisance," Judge Bryan Biedscheid wrote yesterday in the $567 million judgment. Meta reported $60.8 billion in revenue and $15.85 billion in net income in Q2 2026.
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