Meta says it could withdraw Facebook and Instagram from New Mexico pending bench trial’s outcome

By: Danielle Prokop

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 492

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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In new filings, attorneys for social media giant Meta said the company would consider pulling the plug on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram in the state of New Mexico if a judge were to side with the state’s Department of Justice in a bench trial scheduled to start on Monday.

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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez during a virtual news conference Thursday dismissed Meta’s warning …

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