Jury Orders Meta to Pay $375 Million in Social Media Safety Trial

The jury found that the company violated New Mexico’s consumer protection law.

Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a Meta logo in this illustration taken Sept. 11, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration

A jury in New Mexico on March 24 found that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, violated a state law by failing to fully disclose risks to children on its social media platforms.

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez brought the case following an undercover operation where adults were able to send inappropriate sexual material to agents posing as underage users.