# A New Mexico court has ordered social media giant Meta to pay 9.3-billion-rand, over its failure to warn the public about the dangers its platforms pose to children. The ruling comes after a March judgement in which Meta, the company behind Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook, was found to have misled users about the dangers on its platform. It was ordered to pay 6.1-billion-rand in damages. Meta will appeal, saying it remains confident in its record of protecting teenagers online, and will defend itself against claims that misrepresent the facts.
Meta ordered to pay R9.3-billion and change how young people use its platforms