Jury wallops Meta with massive penalty for harming children

A jury in New Mexico found Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, liable for harming children and ordered the company to pay an eye-popping $375 million fine, according to a new report.

The ruling concludes more than six weeks of testimony from company representatives and officials from New Mexico. Officials claimed that internal documents proved Meta was targeting young children with harmful content to keep children on their apps longer, which in turn boosted company revenue.