# New Mexico court orders Meta to pay USD 567 million 2026-08-07T00:50:32+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay USD 567 million to address harm to young people from Instagram and Facebook. Judge Bryan Biedcheid said USD 420 million will fund treatment services, while the rest will support awareness, prevention, screening and related costs over five years. The order follows a March verdict imposing USD 375 million in civil penalties after jurors found Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed information about child sexual exploitation. Prosecutors sought tighter controls on addictive features, age checks and privacy settings. The court declined those measures, citing federal privacy law for children under 13 and concerns about imposing age verification on Meta alone. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in - livemint.com Tags: child safety, Facebook, Instagram, Meta, New Mexico Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/meta-ordered-to-pay-567-million-in-new-mexico-child-harm-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/meta-ordered-to-pay-567-million-in-new-mexico-child-harm-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.