A $942 Million Wake-Up Call: How a New Mexico Court Just Rewrote the Rules on Big Tech and Kids

A New Mexico judge has hit Meta with a $567 million penalty, the single largest child safety ruling against the social media giant to date. With total fines in the case now reaching $942 million, the verdict signals that the era of consequence-free social media may finally be ending. Mark Zuckerberg’s company says it will fight back, but the courtroom losses are piling up fast.