Judge rules Meta caused "public nuisance" and must fund mental health treatment
Meta court loss Judge rules Meta caused “public nuisance” and must fund mental health treatment New Mexico judge orders $567M fund to help address youth mental health crisis. The order to pay for youth mental health care is in addition to $375 million in civil penalties that a jury ordered Meta to pay earlier in the same case. New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez sued Meta in a Santa Fe County court in 2023.
- ▪Meta court loss Judge rules Meta caused “public nuisance” and must fund mental health treatment New Mexico judge orders $567M fund to help address youth mental health crisis.
- ▪The order to pay for youth mental health care is in addition to $375 million in civil penalties that a jury ordered Meta to pay earlier in the same case.
- ▪New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez sued Meta in a Santa Fe County court in 2023.
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| Publication time | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:49:27 +0000 |
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Meta court loss Judge rules Meta caused “public nuisance” and must fund mental health treatment New Mexico judge orders $567M fund to help address youth mental health crisis. Jon Brodkin – Aug 7, 2026 3:49 pm | 22 Credit: Getty Images | Cavan Images Credit: Getty Images | Cavan Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav A New Mexico judge yesterday ordered Meta to pay $567 million for a fund that would alleviate the “public nuisance” created by its social media services. The order to pay for youth mental health care is in addition to $375 million in civil penalties that a jury ordered Meta to pay earlier in the same case.
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