New Mexico jury finds Meta liable for endangering children

The verdict came after roughly a day of deliberations following a six-week trial in which the state accused Facebook and Instagram's parent company of failing to protect minors from sexual abuse, online solicitation and human trafficking. The state had sought the maximum $2.2 billion in damages, but the jury awarded a lesser amount of $375 million. The case, tried in a Santa Fe court, is among the first involving social media platforms and child safety to produce a jury verdict. "The jury's verdict...