Meta told to pay another $567m in New Mexico child safety lawsuit - bbc.com
ShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKali HaysandLiv McMahon,Technology reportersWally Skalij / Getty ImagesMeta boss Mark Zuckerberg has seen his company face an increasing number of lawsuits over child safety - pictured here after testifying at a Los Angeles court in a separate case in FebruaryA US judge in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay another $567m (£421m) for its failure to warn the public about dangers its platforms posed to children, marking the largest fine against the company over child safety. Judge Bryan Biedscheid said the social media giant is a "public nuisance" akin to air pollution and that it must put the money in a fund aimed at reducing future harms.