A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million more in child-safety remedies.
Why it matters: Meta's total liability in the case now reaches $942 million, deepening the financial and legal pressure on the company. The ruling also pairs money with required product changes, a remedy package that could matter in other platform-safety cases.
- The Aug. 6 ruling adds $567 million in abatement remedies to Meta's New Mexico child-safety case.
- That comes on top of a March jury verdict that imposed $375 million in civil penalties under the state's consumer-protection law.
- The court ordered Meta to fund treatment, awareness, prevention, screening and related abatement measures over five years.
- The judge also ordered changes including clearer warnings, better safety information, improved age-assurance efforts and limits aimed at teen use.
A New Mexico judge on Aug. 6 ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million in abatement remedies in the state's child-safety case, bringing the company's total liability to $942 million when combined with the March jury verdict.
The March ruling was a civil penalty. The new order is separate: it covers public-nuisance relief and abatement measures the court said Meta must help fund over five years, including treatment, awareness, prevention and screening. AP reported that $420 million is earmarked for treatment services for young people. AP
The New Mexico attorney general's office said the case seeks changes intended to reduce harm on Meta's platforms, including age verification and protections against predators and encrypted communications that can shield bad actors. New Mexico DOJ
AP reported that the new order also calls for clearer warnings and safety information, improved age-assurance efforts and limits aimed at teen use. Meta said it will appeal and said it remains confident in its teen-safety record. AP
By the numbers
- Aug. 6, 2025 - date of the new remedies order.
- $375 million - March civil penalties imposed by a New Mexico jury.
- $567 million - additional abatement remedies ordered Aug. 6.
What's next: Meta said it will appeal the ruling.