Meta Officially Ruled a ‘Public Nuisance,’ Judge Orders It to Pay $567 Million

Meta’s legal troubles and bills continue to pile up.

A New Mexico judge ordered the social media giant to pay $567 million into a fund meant to remedy harms caused by Facebook and Instagram. That comes on top of $375 million in civil penalties a jury previously imposed in the same case, bringing Meta’s total legal bill to $942 million.

In Thursday’s ruling, Judge Bryan Biedscheid concluded that Meta had caused and substantially contributed to a “public nuisance” in New Mexico.

“Although Meta is not alone in this regard, its social media platforms are a significant contributing factor to the current mental health crisis among New Mexico’s youth…

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