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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Katie McQue

Meta ordered to pay $375m after being found liable in child exploitation case

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Mark Zuckerberg, the Meta chief executive. Photograph: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A New Mexico jury on Tuesday ordered Meta to pay $375m in civil penalties after it found the company misled consumers about the safety of its platforms and enabled harm, including child sexual exploitation, against its users.

The lawsuit – the first jury trial to find Meta liable for acts committed on its platform – was brought by the state’s attorney general office in December 2023.

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