The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office alleged that Meta Platforms lied about the harms its platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram, pose to teens and children as the state’s landmark lawsuit against the social media giant opened in a Santa Fe courtroom, Source NM reports.
Attorney Don Migliori, representing New Mexico, said evidence showed Meta raked in profits while concealing those harms, accusing the company of “downplaying or outright lying about what it knows about the dangers of its platforms,” Source NM reported. He said the state would call former Meta employees who raised internal warnings, along with child welfare experts.
Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed the lawsuit against Meta and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, in 2023, alleging the company knew Facebook and Instagram could be unsafe for minors but publicly minimized or misrepresented the risks. Speaking to reporters outside the courtroom, Torrez said a win could also lead the court to tell Meta to change how its platforms operate, and the company could face financial penalties amounting to billions of dollars.
Meta has rejected the allegations. Kevin Huff, one of its lawyers, told the court during opening statements that the company has been transparent about the limits of its safety measures, regularly publishes reports on the prevalence of child sexual abuse material and other harmful content, and has consistently worked to remove such material. The trial was expected to last about seven weeks.
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