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Meta Pays $567M for Child Safety Failures | Salt Lake City News
New Mexico just slapped Meta with a $567 million penalty — the biggest ever for child safety failures — forcing the company to overhaul how it protects young users, with $420 million earmarked for mental health treatment. The state’s Attorney General accused Meta of prioritizing profit over kids’ well-being, and while Meta pushed back citing safety tools and free speech concerns, the judge ordered concrete changes. The remaining funds will fund awareness and prevention programs for five years — a landmark ruling that demands tech giants take real responsibility for the digital well-being of…
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