Meta ordered to pay $567M to address harms to children’s mental health
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A court in New Mexico has ordered social media giant Meta to pay $US567 million to address harms to young people caused by its platforms. In a landmark ruling, the judge likened the company’s Instagram and Facebook social media platforms to factories and described the psychological harm children experience from using them as a form of pollution. University of Toronto associate professor Evan Light joins Global’s Nivrita Ganguly to talk about the impact of the ruling. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/11744472/meta-child-safety-trial-verdict-new-mexico/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on TikTok HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@globalnews.ca?lang=en #GlobalNews
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