New Mexico seeks child safety restrictions on Meta apps and algorithms in trial's 2nd phase

In Santa Fe, N.M., state prosecutors are pursuing significant changes to Meta's social media platforms, including Instagram, to enhance child safety during the second phase of a landmark trial. Opening statements commenced on Monday in this three-week bench trial, which will determine if Meta's platforms constitute a public nuisance under state law. In the first phase, jurors imposed $375 million in civil penalties against Meta for knowingly harming children's mental health and concealing information regarding child sexual exploitation on its platforms.