Meta Threatens to Pull Facebook, Instagram in NM
Newser • • business
Key Points:
- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez criticized Meta's shutdown warning as a "PR stunt," accusing the company of prioritizing profit over child safety.
- The state is demanding stricter age verification, stronger safeguards, lifetime bans for adults exploiting children, warning labels, and limits on encryption for minors on Meta's platforms.
- New Mexico seeks court-appointed oversight to enforce these measures, aiming to enhance child protection on Meta's services.
- Meta argues that many of the state's proposed requirements are technically unfeasible, vague, and would necessitate state-specific app versions, also claiming they infringe on free expression and parental rights.
- The company rejects the characterization of its platforms as a "public nuisance," emphasizing that usage is voluntary.
