Claire Duffy

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Yeah, Sarah, it's huge.

I mean, for years we have heard these concerns from parents, from lawmakers, from advocates about the risks to children on Meta's platforms.

And this is the first time that we're seeing a jury hold the company accountable for that.

And this decision came after less than a day of jury deliberations following this seven-week trial.

The jury finding Meta liable on all counts in this lawsuit for violating New Mexico consumer protection law.

including for willfully engaging in deceptive and unconscionable trade practices and as you said putting children at risk they have ordered meta to pay 375 million dollars in damages and this is just the first phase of this trial in the next phase the this case will be presented directly to the judge and we could see meta ordered to pay additional financial damages and also to make changes to its platforms

And I think this really gives you a sense of where sort of the American public, where a jury is standing on this company, on this issue right now.

Take a listen to what one of the jurors said following this decision yesterday.

So Meta does plan to appeal this decision, and I'll read to you what a spokesperson told me yesterday following the decision.

They said, quote, We respectfully disagree with the verdict and will appeal.

We work hard to keep people safe on our platforms and are clear about the challenges of identifying and removing bad actors or harmful content.

But again, Sarah, I think this is such a significant moment in terms of setting a precedent that other states might end up following.