Facebook and Instagram owner Meta says it will appeal a ruling by a New Mexico court ordering the company pay $567 million in a child safety case.
Most of that money will go toward treatment services for young people, with the rest meant for awareness and prevention efforts, among others.
It is the largest such penalty yet for the tech giant. It comes on top of a separate $375 million penalty that jurors ordered during an initial phase of the same case for misleading users about the safety of its platforms.
In a statement, Meta says it remains confident in its record of protecting teens online.
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