Meta Faces $375M Child Safety Verdict

0:00On March 25, a New Mexico jury just slapped Meta with a $375 million verdict in a groundbreaking child safety case. Attorney General Raúl Torres led the charge, marking the first time jurors cited with prosecutors accusing the social media giant of enabling and pasticle. Exploitation on its platforms. The six-week trial ended Tuesday after undercover investigators posed as kids under 14 on Facebook and Instagram. Those fake accounts face the flood of sexually explicit content right away, with adults quickly trying to connect. Prosecutors argued Meta knew the dangers but downplayed them to the public. The company pointed to its safety tools, but the jury saw through that. This ruling shakes up the tech world, especially with thousands of similar lawsuits piling up against Meta over addictive designs harming teen mental health. Some seek billions in damages. Meta leaned on first the memo rights and legal shields for user content, but none of

1:00its stuck with the jurors. Another trial kicks off in May, where a judge will weigh if Meta's platforms created a public nuisance affecting residents well-being. A win there could force real changes to how the apps work for kids. Meta plans to appeal the verdict. While $375 million is real money, it's a drop in the bucket for Meta's massive profits, yet its signals juries are done. Creating big tech off the hook on youth protection.