Coverage dated March 23, 2026 to March 24, 2026

Meta to pay $375 million after New Mexico jury says it harmed children’s mental health

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

A New Mexico jury determined that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health.

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Read the reports

Reports & sources

38 articles, oldest first.

  1. Engadget

    Jury rules against Meta, orders $375 million fine in major child safety trial (opens Engadget)

    Published

    Engadget's feed description

    A jury in New Mexico has found Meta liable for violating the state's consumer protection laws in a high-profile civil trial over child exploitation and other safety issues.

  2. NBC News

    Meta ordered to pay $375 million in New Mexico trial over child exploitation, user safety claims (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found Meta Platforms violated state law in a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general, who accused the company of misleading users about the safety of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and of enabling child sexual exploitation on those platforms

  3. CBS News

    New Mexico jury finds Meta violated consumer protection law over child exploitation claims (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The landmark decision comes after a nearly seven-week trial. Jurors sided with state prosecutors who argued that Meta prioritized profits over safety.

  4. ABC 7 New York

    New Mexico jury finds Meta violated consumer protection law at trial about child safety (opens ABC 7 New York)

    Published

    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    A New Mexico jury has found that Meta's platforms are harmful to children's mental health and imposed a $375 million penalty.

  5. WHEC Rochester

    New Mexico jury says Meta harms children's mental health and safety, violating state law (opens WHEC Rochester)

    Published

    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    A New Mexico jury finds that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law. The jury announced its verdict Tuesday after nearly seven weeks of trial.

  6. Digital Journal

    Meta awaits verdict in New Mexico child safety trial (opens Digital Journal)

    Published

    Digital Journal's feed description

    A New Mexico jury began its first full day of deliberations on Tuesday in a trial where social media giant Meta is accused of endangering children by

  7. New York Post

    Jury weighs Meta’s fate in landmark New Mexico case accusing firm of exposing kids to online sex creeps (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    A New Mexico jury was set Tuesday to decide Meta’s fate in the landmark case accusing Mark Zuckerberg’s firm of failing to protect kids from sexual predators in its pursuit of big profits.

  8. CNN

    Meta is accused of enabling child sexual exploitation. Now a New Mexico jury must decide (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    A lawsuit accusing Meta of failing to warn users about the dangers of its platforms and protect children from sexual predators is now in the hands of a New Mexico jury.

  9. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Meta to pay $375 million after New Mexico jury says it harmed children’s mental health (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A New Mexico jury determined that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health.

  10. Jezebel

    Meta found liable in child exploitation case, ordered to pay $375 million (opens Jezebel)

    Published

    Jezebel's feed description

    Meta found liable in child exploitation case, ordered to pay $375 million As a New Mexico jury found the company liable, it faces a separate trial in California.

  11. Los Angeles Times

    Jury says Meta knowingly harmed children for profit, awarding landmark verdict (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A New Mexico jury finds that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law

  12. The Week

    New Mexico jury finds Meta liable for child harm (opens The Week)

    Published

    The Week's feed description

    The jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million in damages for thousands of state violations

  13. Al Jazeera

    US jury orders Meta to pay $375m for endangering children (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The verdict marks the first time a US state has successfully sued the social media giant over child safety issues.

  14. The Columbian

    As New Mexico jury finds Meta platforms harm children, social media firms await more legal decisions (opens The Columbian)

    Published

    The Columbian's feed description

    SAN FRANCISCO — The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this year is in — and it's not looking good for Meta. A jury in New Mexico found on Tuesday that the social

  15. Deadline

    Meta Ordered To Pay $375 Million In New Mexico Social Media Verdict; LA Jury Still Out (opens Deadline)

    Published

    Deadline's feed description

    A New Mexico panel has found Meta was neglect in protecting minors from predators on its various social media platforms.

  16. Townhall

    Jury Slaps Meta With $375 Million Fine for Failing to Stop Child Predators (opens Townhall)

    Published

    Townhall's feed description

    New Mexico jury fines Meta $375M for failing to protect children from predators on its platforms.

  17. Breitbart News

    New Mexico Jury Rules Zuckerberg's Meta Failed to Protect Children, Orders $375 Million in Damages (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    A New Mexico jury has ruled that Mark Zuckerberg's Meta must pay $375 million in civil damages after finding the social media giant violated state law by failing to protect children from predators on its platforms.

  18. PJ Media

    Jury Finds That Meta Harmed Children, Failed to Keep Them Safe (opens PJ Media)

    Published

    PJ Media's feed description

    New Mexico jury finds Meta guilty of harming children and orders $375M payment for failing to keep them safe.

  19. KYMA Yuma

    Jury in New Mexico orders Meta to pay $375 million in child exploitation case (opens KYMA Yuma)

    Published

    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    After a six week trial, the jury began deliberating Monday and delivered their decision Tuesday, finding Meta willfully violated New Mexico's Unfair Practices Act.

  20. The Guardian

    Meta ordered to pay $375m after being found liable in child exploitation case (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    New Mexico hails ‘historic’ win after jury finds firm misled consumers over safety and enabled harm against users

  21. Anchorage Daily News

    Jury finds Meta harmed children’s mental health and safety, must pay $375 million penalty (opens Anchorage Daily News)

    Published

    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    New Mexico jurors sided with state prosecutors who argued that Meta prioritized profits over safety, and violated parts of the state’s Unfair Practices Act.

  22. BNO News

    New Mexico jury orders Meta to pay $375 million in child safety case (opens BNO News)

    Published

    BNO News's feed description

    A New Mexico jury has found Meta liable for misleading consumers about the safety of its platforms and endangering children, ordering the company to pay $375 million in civil penalties. The verdict came Tuesday after six weeks of testimony and arguments in state court.

  23. Reason

    A jury hit Meta with a $375 million verdict. The open internet may pay the price. (opens Reason)

    Published

    Reason's feed description

    Meta's loss in a New Mexico 'product design' case could also be a blow against Section 230, free speech, and online privacy.

  24. Digital Journal

    New Mexico jury finds Meta liable for endangering children (opens Digital Journal)

    Published

    Digital Journal's feed description

    A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found social media giant Meta liable for endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators on its platforms and

  25. FOX Business

    Meta ordered to pay $375M after jury finds platform enabled child predators in landmark New Mexico case (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    A New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million for violating state consumer protection law by allegedly enabling child sexual exploitation, in what officials say is a historic legal first.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.