# Meta’s historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375

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**Created:** [May 3, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/meta-s-historic-loss-in-court-could-cost-a-lot-more-than-375/681083 "2026-05-03T07:00:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ellen1979](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ellen1979/32/31260_2.png) [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/meta-s-historic-loss-in-court-could-cost-a-lot-more-than-375/681083/1 "2026-05-03T07:00:16Z")

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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez won a historic sum of $375 million in a landmark child safety case against Meta earlier this year.

> **[Meta’s historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million](https://www.theverge.com/policy/922380/new-mexico-meta-public-nuisance-trial-kids-safety)**
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> The state previously won a $375 million jury award against Meta.

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**Author:** ![BobaMilk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/bobamilk/32/31157_2.png) [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/meta-s-historic-loss-in-court-could-cost-a-lot-more-than-375/681083/2 "2026-05-03T09:56:26Z")

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$375M sounds huge, but for Meta it feels like a “cost of doing business” number unless it forces real product changes. I’m curious if the bigger impact ends up being copycat cases from other states piling on over time.