New Mexico AG seeks nearly $1 billion payment from Meta in second phase of trial

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: June 17, 2026

Words: 600

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has asked a Santa Fe judge to order Meta, the social media giant that operates Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, to pay $953 million to remedy harm to the state’s youth, recent court filings show.

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In a nearly 300-page document filed late Friday evening, attorneys with the New Mexico Department of Justice argue that tens of thousands of New Mexico children …

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