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US court tells Meta to pay nearly $1bn penalty over social media harm to children

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US court tells Meta to pay nearly $1bn penalty over social media harm to children

New Mexico judge orders tech group to pay extra fine in lawsuit brought by state attorney-general in 2023

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New Mexico judge orders tech group to pay extra fine in lawsuit brought by state attorney-general in 2023

The ruling comes in the second phase of a landmark trial, with the Instagram, Facebook owner also losing in March.

Financial Times reported the story as "Meta told to pay nearly $1bn penalty over social media harm to children." Al Jazeera English reported the story as "New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harm to youths."

2 sources have covered this story, including Financial Times and Al Jazeera English. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 day ago.

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