Overview
- Meta, in a Thursday court filing, said it may withdraw Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp from New Mexico if forced to meet the state’s proposed child-safety mandates.
- New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez condemned the warning, saying the company refuses to put children’s safety ahead of engagement and profit.
- A bench trial starting Monday will decide whether the judge orders product changes for minors in the state under a public-nuisance claim.
- The state seeks strict age checks, safer recommendation systems, limits on features like infinite scroll and autoplay, restrictions on end‑to‑end encryption for minors, prominent warnings, permanent bans for abusive adults and independent oversight.
- A Santa Fe jury in March found Meta liable and imposed $375 million in penalties that the company plans to appeal, and Reuters reports the state now aims to secure broader remedies that could influence similar cases nationwide.