Meta threatens to pull Facebook and Instagram from New Mexico over child safety trial requirements

Tech giant Meta is threatening to cut off access to its social media platforms in New Mexico as a response to the state's legal effort to compel changes to child safety protocols on the platform.Meta and the state of New Mexico are expected to proceed to the second stage of their trial next week after a jury recently issued a $375 million award to the state after finding that the company misled consumers about the safety of its platforms and protections for children against sexual predators.The next phase of the trial will concern what actions the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and What...

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