# New Mexico Orders Meta To Pay $567 Million Over Child Harm 2026-08-07T03:20:27+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $567 million to address harm to young people linked to Facebook and Instagram. About $420 million will fund youth mental-health treatment, with the rest supporting prevention, awareness, screening and related programmes over five years. The order follows a March jury finding that Meta endangered children and misled consumers about platform safety. Meta, which also faces claims over child exploitation risks, said it disagreed with the ruling and would appeal. The court has also ordered product and safety changes, including stronger efforts to keep under-13 children off the platforms, limits on some engagement features and regular compliance updates. The case was brought by New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez under the state’s consumer protection law. ## Coverage - ndtv.com - timesnownews.com - thehindu.com - indiatvnews.com - timesnownews.com Tags: child safety, Facebook, Instagram, Meta, social media Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/new-mexico-court-orders-meta-to-pay-567-million/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/new-mexico-court-orders-meta-to-pay-567-million/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.