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Court Orders Instagram and Facebook's Meta to Pay $567M to Address Kids' Mental Health Online

Meta added that it remains confident in its record of protecting teens online.

Associated Press

Aug 7, 2026 — 4 min read

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August 7, 2026 (AP) – A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial.

Judge Bryan Biedscheid said in a ruling late Thursday that the bulk of the money — $420 million — will be used for treatment services for young people. The rest will go toward awareness and prevention, screening services and other costs over the next five years.

Learn about the 3-Part Preview of America250 / Telecom150, a Broadband Breakfast conference on October 1, 2026

America250 / Telecom150

Learn about "Broadband and AI in the Next Congress" at the National Press Club on December 1, 2026

Broadband & AI in the Next Congress

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Rural Broadband Pays Off Only When Communities Decide, Panelists Say

Rural broadband is now table stakes for economic development, panelists said on a Broadband Breakfast Live Online panel.

FCC Lifts 39% Cap But Do TV Stations Squeezed by Big Tech Have a Future?

'I don’t want local broadcast TV to go the way of local newspapers. And yet the risk is real,' FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says

From Megabits to Milliseconds

Researchers at national nonprofit Connected Nation contend that policymakers are still focused on broadband speeds while underinvesting in the middle-mile and interconnection infrastructure that will determine future AI performance.