New Mexico

New Mexico appears in Meta and Youtube held liable for their addictive products through a jury verdict finding Meta violated state law and misled consumers about child-safety guardrails in its apps. Eric Goldman distinguishes the case from the Los Angeles verdict because the plaintiff was the state attorney general and the statutory issues were different.

Earlier Marketplace Tech coverage had already placed the New Mexico attorney-general case inside the broader Social Media Product Liability wave. Is social media addictive? And are social media companies liable? mentions it as part of the wider litigation landscape, while Bytes: Week in Review - Meta, YouTube’s social media addiction case, a new AI literacy course, and Kalshi’s prediction market self-regulation says it raised product-change questions such as encrypted messages and real age verification.

Connections

• Meta - company targeted in the state case.
• State AG Platform Litigation - litigation pattern represented by the attorney-general plaintiff.
• Social Media Product Liability and Platform Legal Causation - broader legal frame around platform responsibility.
• Section 230 and Section 230 Design Workaround - appellate context attached to the related Los Angeles verdict.