New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $567M for youth harm abatement fund

By: Source NM Staff

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: August 7, 2026

Words: 428

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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New Mexico First Judicial District Judge Bryan Biedscheid at the end of the day Thursday issued a ruling in the state’s pending case against social media giant Meta, ordering the company to pay $567 million for an abatement fund to address the harms it has done to the state’s youth.

The case, which ended with written closing arguments in mid-June centered on the New Mexico Department of Justice’s allegations that Meta’s platforms — …

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