New Mexico Court Orders Meta to Establish $567 Million Fund to Abate Harms to Youth

Tech Policy Press · Justin Hendrix · last updated August 6, 2026 – 3:56 PM

On Thursday, the First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe, New Mexico issued a decision in the remedies phase of State of New Mexico v. Meta Platforms Inc. The court found Meta’s platforms created a public nuisance by contributing to the youth mental health crisis and by facilitating child sexual exploitation. It ordered a range of remedies, including the creation of a $567 million abatement fund to finance various measures intended to address the harms to the public.

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