2026-05-02 / 路透社
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- 新墨西哥州寻求数十亿美元赔偿，并要求全面整改平台以保护未成年人
- Meta辩称整改要求无法实现，或被迫退出该州
- 本次审判将检验公共妨害诉讼主张，全美已有超40个州提起类似诉讼
5月2日（路透社）——周一在新墨西哥州开启的一场审判可能会促使法官下令对脸书、Instagram和WhatsApp的运营方式进行全面整改——Meta平台公司（纽约证券交易所代码：META.O）警告称，这一举措可能迫使该公司退出新墨西哥州。
此案将由圣达菲的一名法官审理，源于新墨西哥州总检察长劳尔·托雷斯（民主党人）提起的诉讼，他指控这家社交媒体巨头设计产品是为了让年轻用户上瘾，且未能保护儿童免受其平台上的性剥削。
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本次审判的核心问题是，根据新墨西哥州法律，Meta的平台是否构成“公共妨害”。若认定构成妨害，法官便可下令采取广泛的补救措施，以遏制对年轻用户造成的指称伤害。此案受到密切关注，因为全美各地的州政府、市政当局和学区都在提起类似诉讼，寻求在行业层面推动整改。
周一的审判标志着新墨西哥州诉讼的第二阶段。今年3月，陪审团认定Meta违反了该州的消费者保护法，谎称脸书和Instagram对年轻用户安全，并下令该公司支付3.75亿美元赔偿金。
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对社交媒体儿童安全的批评多年来持续升温。周三，Meta警告投资者，欧盟和美国的法律与监管反弹“可能会严重影响我们的业务和财务业绩”。
事关全面整改措施
根据法庭文件，托雷斯的办公室预计将要求额外获得数十亿美元赔偿，并下令Meta为新墨西哥州用户对其平台进行重大整改。
Meta表示，其已经解决了该州提出的诸多担忧，并采取了广泛措施确保年轻用户的安全。该公司上周在法庭文件中称，托雷斯办公室要求的多项整改措施根本无法落实，甚至可能迫使Meta完全退出该州。
“新墨西哥州总检察长只针对单一平台的策略是错误的，忽视了青少年日常使用的数百款其他应用程序，”Meta的一名发言人在审判前的一份声明中表示。“该州提出的强制要求非但不能提供全面保护，反而会侵犯父母的权利，压制所有新墨西哥州民众的言论自由。”
“公共妨害”案
法官布莱恩·比德沙德将审理此案，判断Meta的行为是否符合新墨西哥州法律规定的公共妨害标准，若符合，法院便可下令采取补救措施以减轻指称的伤害。
公共妨害诉讼旨在针对不合理地干扰社区健康与安全的行为。典型案例包括堵塞公共道路、污染水道或排放有害气体。南加州大学古尔德法学院教授亚当·齐默尔曼表示，近几十年来，州政府援引公共妨害法起诉了更广泛的行业，包括与烟草、阿片类药物、气候变化和电子烟相关的诉讼。
新墨西哥州的此案是越来越多指控Meta及其他社交媒体公司故意设计产品令年轻人上瘾的诉讼之一。虽然此前许多案件是由家庭就个人遭受的特定伤害提起的，但已有超过40个州和1300多个学区提起诉讼，要求根据公共妨害法判令整改并赔偿损失。
新墨西哥州表示，计划要求法官下令Meta做出多项整改，包括核实用户年龄；重新设计算法，为未成年人推送优质内容；并为未成年人关闭自动播放和无限滚动功能。
“这将为我们提供机会，更深入地探究这家企业过去10到15年的经营行为所造成的公共妨害危害的规模、范围，以及实质上的经济价值，”托雷斯在审判前周四的新闻发布会上告诉记者。
该公司在法庭文件中表示，Meta不可能构成公共妨害，因为其并未干扰公共权利。该公司还称，没有科学证据支持社交媒体会引发心理健康问题的说法，并且该州的多项要求“在技术上不切实际或完全不可能实现”。
在公共妨害案件中，州政府还可寻求金钱赔偿以减轻危害。若影响波及大量人口，赔偿金额可能相当可观。托雷斯的办公室尚未披露其将寻求的赔偿金额。
Meta在法庭文件中称，新墨西哥州计划要求37亿美元赔偿，用于一项为期15年的心理健康计划，包括新建医疗设施和聘请医护人员。Meta表示，这一要求将迫使该公司为全州所有青少年支付心理健康护理费用，无论其需求的成因是什么。
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Meta faces New Mexico trial that could force changes to Facebook, other platforms
2026-05-02 / Reuters
By Diana Novak Jones
May 2, 2026 10:04 AM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
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- New Mexico seeks billions in damages, sweeping platform changes to protect minors
- Meta argues changes are impossible, may force withdrawal from state
- Trial tests public nuisance claims as over 40 states pursue similar lawsuits
May 2 (Reuters) – A trial beginning in New Mexico on Monday could prompt a judge to order sweeping changes to how Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp operate – a move Meta Platforms META.O has warned could force it to withdraw from the state.
The case, which will be tried before a judge in Santa Fe, stems from a lawsuit filed by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, a Democrat, accusing the social media giant of designing its products to addict young users and failing to protect children from sexual exploitation on its platforms.
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At the heart of the trial is whether Meta’s platforms have created a “public nuisance” under New Mexico law. That finding would allow the judge to order wide‑ranging remedies aimed at curbing alleged harms to young users. The case is being closely watched as states, municipalities and school districts across the country pursue similar claims seeking to force changes at the industry level.
Monday’s trial marks the second phase of New Mexico’s lawsuit. A jury in March found Meta violated the state’s consumer protection law by misrepresenting the safety of Facebook and Instagram for young users. It ordered the company to pay $375 million in damages.
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Criticism of children’s safety on social media has been mounting for years. On Wednesday, Meta warned investors that legal and regulatory blowback in the European Union and the U.S. “could significantly impact our business and financial results.”
SWEEPING REMEDIES AT STAKE
Torrez’s office is expected to seek both billions of dollars more in damages and an order requiring Meta to make substantial changes to its platforms for New Mexico users, according to court filings.
Meta has said it has already addressed many of the state’s concerns and taken extensive measures to ensure its young users are safe. The company said in court filings last week that many of the changes Torrez’s office is seeking are impossible for it to comply with and may force it to withdraw from the state entirely.
“The New Mexico Attorney General’s focus on a single platform is a misguided strategy that ignores the hundreds of other apps teens use daily,” a Meta spokesperson said in a statement ahead of the trial. “Rather than providing comprehensive protections, the state’s proposed mandates infringe on parental rights and stifle free expression for all New Mexicans.”
A ‘PUBLIC NUISANCE’
The trial before Judge Bryan Biedscheid will examine whether Meta’s conduct meets the standard for a public nuisance under New Mexico law, which would allow the court to impose remedies aimed at abating the alleged harm.
A public nuisance claim targets activities that unreasonably interfere with the health and safety of a community. Classic examples include blocking a public road, polluting a waterway or emitting noxious fumes. State governments have invoked public nuisance law in recent decades to pursue a broader range of industries, including litigation tied to tobacco, opioids, climate change, and vaping, said Adam Zimmerman, a professor at USC’s Gould School of Law.
New Mexico’s case is among a growing number of lawsuits accusing Meta and other social media companies of intentionally designing products to be addictive to young people. While many cases have been filed by families over specific injuries to individuals, more than 40 other states and over 1,300 school districts have filed lawsuits seeking court-ordered changes and damages under public nuisance law.
New Mexico said it plans to ask the judge to order Meta to make changes including verifying users’ ages; redesigning its algorithm to promote quality content for minors; and ending autoplay and infinite scrolling for minors.
“It will be an opportunity for us to explore more deeply the size and scale and effectively the monetary value of the public nuisance harm that was a product of this business’s behavior for the last, you know, 10 or 15 years,” Torrez told reporters at a press conference on Thursday ahead of the trial.
The company has said in court filings that it cannot have created a public nuisance because it has not interfered with a public right. It also said there is no scientific evidence to support the idea that social media has caused mental health problems, and that many of the state’s requests are “technologically impractical or completely impossible.”
In a public nuisance case, the state can also seek money damages to abate the harm. That sum could be substantial when the impact is said to have affected large segments of the population. Torrez’s office has not detailed the amount it will seek.
Meta said in court filings New Mexico plans to ask for $3.7 billion in damages to fund a 15-year mental health plan including new healthcare facilities and hiring providers, a request it said would require it pay for mental health care for all teens in the state regardless of the cause of their needs.
Reporting by Diana Novak Jones, Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi and David Gregorio
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