New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567 million over mental health harms to kids online

2026-08-07 01:18 • ;Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press; Wufei Yu, Associated Press
Judge Bryan Biedscheid said in a ruling late Thursday that the bulk of the money — $420 million — will be used for treatment services for young people. The rest will go toward awareness and prevention, screening services and other costs over the next five years.
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