Meta ordered to pay $375M over lawsuit accusing the company of failing to protect kids from sexual exploitation

Lawyers for the plaintiff watch on a laptop as a recording of Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's deposition is played for the jurors on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Santa Fe, N.M.

Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool

• A New Mexico jury found Meta liable for failing to protect kids from sexual exploitation.
• The jury approved a $375 million fine for Meta.
• Meta said it disagrees with the verdict and will be filing appeals.

It's shaping up to be a big month of verdicts for Meta.