The US New Mexico First Judicial District Court ruled on August 6, local time. The US “Yuan” company, the parent company of social media “Facebook” and “Photo Wall,” should pay 567 million US dollars to a fund in the state to deal with the mental health problems faced by young people due to the use of its products. The ruling stems from a trial earlier this year. In that trial, the New Mexico jury found that “Yuan” needed to pay a fine of 375 million US dollars for acts suspected of causing mental health problems among young people and using its products to sexually exploit them. This $567 million is an additional remedy on top of the $375 million fine, which together amounts to $942 million. In addition, according to the new ruling, the “Yuan” company was also required to implement a series of youth safety measures, including setting monthly time limits on young people's use of Facebook and Instagram, restricting the push of notifications, strengthening controls on contacts between adults and minors, adding safety protection to AI chatbots, and strengthening the scrutiny of reports of child sexual abuse. “Yuan” said it will appeal the ruling and said the company has been working hard to identify and remove harmful content from the platform.

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