India, Aug. 7 -- A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) pay an additional $567 million over allegations that its social media platforms exposed children to harmful content, sexual exploitation and addictive patterns, bringing the total fines in the case to $942 million.
Judge Bryan Biedscheid said Meta's platforms had caused significant harm to children in New Mexico and described the company as a "public nuisance." The ruling compared Meta to a factory, with advertising and content as its products and the psychological harm and sexual exploitation of children as pollution that must be addressed.
The court also ordered Meta to make changes to how its platforms operate in the state. The company must remove Like counts f...