00:00A Santa Fe jury found META liable on all counts, including willfully engaging in unfair and deceptive and unconscionable trade
00:08practices
00:09for failing to warn users about platform dangers and protect children from sexual predators.
00:15Jurers determined there were thousands of individual violations and applied the maximum $5,000 penalty per violation,
00:23though the total of $375 million is less than one-fifth of what prosecutors had sought.
00:30The verdict makes New Mexico the first state in the nation to win against a major tech company on these
00:37claims.
00:38META says it will appeal, and a second phase of the trial is set to seek additional penalties
00:43and court-mandated changes to how the platforms protect children.
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