Meta Goes to Trial in a New Mexico Child Safety Case. Here’s What’s at Stake:
Attorney general Raúl Torrez is accusing the tech giant of failing to protect ...
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Meta Faces Trial Over Child Safety FailuresThe New Mexico trial is set for seven weeks and could impose millions in penalties on Meta.
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- New Mexico’s attorney general accuses Meta of inadequate protection for minors on Facebook and Instagram.
- This is the first standalone state-led US trial targeting Meta over allegations of child exploitation.
- Meta seeks to exclude damaging evidence and relies on Section 230 immunity under the Communications Decency Act.
- The lawsuit demands millions in fines and significant platform reforms to enhance child safety.
Meta is spending its time and resources falsely smearing law enforcement officials who put child predators behind bars.— Chelsea Pitvorec, deputy communications director at the New Mexico Department of Justice, regarding the lawsuit against Meta.
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