New Mexico trial finds Meta chose 'growth and profit over children's safety'

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A jury in New Mexico found on March 25 that the social media giant's platforms are harmful to children’s mental health and imposed a $375 million penalty. The trial is the first of several to be held in 2026 regarding social media child safety. The New Mexico jury found that the tech giant knowingly misled users when it came to child safety, and chose 'growth and profit' first, as FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet explains from Los Angeles.