The Guardian | Meta ordered to pay $375m after being found liable in child exploitation case by Katie McQue

New Mexico hails ‘historic’ win after jury finds firm misled consumers over safety and enabled harm against users

A New Mexico jury on Tuesday ordered Meta to pay $375m in civil penalties after it found the company misled consumers about the safety of its platforms and enabled harm, including child sexual exploitation, against its users.

This is the first bench trial to find Meta liable for acts committed on its platform.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/24/meta-new-mexico-jury

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Meta ordered to pay $375m after being found liable in child exploitation case

New Mexico hails ‘historic’ win after jury finds firm misled consumers over safety and enabled harm against users

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Peloton fined $19 million in fatal treadmill accident

Peloton has agreed to pay a $19 million fine for failing to alert federal safety regulators to problems with its treadmills that were tied to the death of a 6-year-old and at least a dozen injuries, officials said Thursday. It’s among the largest civil penalties in the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s history.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/01/05/peloton-treadmill-19-million-penalty/

Peloton fined $19 million in fatal treadmill accident

It’s among the largest civil penalties in the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s history.

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