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Tech Intelligence Briefing: Meta Ordered To Pay £420 Million Over Child Safety Harms On Its Platforms

Aug 13, 2026
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  • A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million (£420 million) over harms to children on its platforms, adding to an earlier $375 million (£277 million) million penalty.

  • The ruling requires stronger age-assurance tools, deletion of under-13 user data, and twice-yearly compliance reporting, though the judge stopped short of mandating fu…

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