New Mexico attorney general says Meta is threatening to pull platforms from state 

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez (D) slammed Meta on Thursday for threatening to shut down its social media platforms in the state following a jury’s verdict against the company, calling it a “PR stunt.” 

In a court filing shared with The Hill, Meta said the state of New Mexico’s demands for the company are “in many cases technologically impractical or completely impossible.” The parent company of Instagram and Facebook said the demands would “essentially require” the company to build apps specific to New Mexico. 

A jury in New Mexico determined in a landmark ruling last month that Meta was liable in compromising children’s safety online. The company was ordered to pay $375 million in damages for violating New Mexico’s Unfair Practices Act, which prohibits unfair, deceptive and misleading business ventures across the state. 

The office of the New Mexico attorney general has put forward its requested protections for users under 18, which will be considered by a judge in a bench trial next week.

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