Meta Fined $567 Million in Landmark Child Safety Lawsuit

A US judge orders Meta to pay $567m for failing to protect children, calling the tech giant a "public nuisance" in a historic child safety ruling.

Aug 7, 2026 - 02:01
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Meta Fined $567 Million in Landmark Child Safety Lawsuit
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has seen his company face an increasing number of lawsuits over child safety A US judge in New Mexico on Thursday ordered Meta to pay another $567m (£421m) for its failure to warn the public about dangers its platforms posed to children, marking the largest ruling against the company over child safety. Judge Bryan Biedscheid said the social media giant is a "public nuisance" akin to air pollution and that it must put the money in a fund aimed at reducing future harms. T

Originally reported by BBC World

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