# New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567 million over child harms 2026-08-07T06:06:51+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A New Mexico court has ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to pay USD 567 million over harms to young people from its platforms. Judge Bryan Biedcheid ruled that USD 420 million should fund treatment services over five years, with the remainder supporting awareness, prevention, screening and other costs. The order follows a March trial in which Meta was found liable for harming children’s mental health and concealing child sexual exploitation on its platforms. Jurors had separately imposed USD 375 million in civil penalties. The judge declined to require age verification or wider platform changes, citing limits under the Children’s Online Privacy Act and the risk of unfairly targeting Meta alone. ## Coverage - thefederal.com - ndtv.com Tags: child safety, Facebook, Instagram, Meta, social media Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/new-mexico-orders-meta-to-pay-567-million-over-youth-harm/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/new-mexico-orders-meta-to-pay-567-million-over-youth-harm/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.