is back in court, but this time it’s a lone defendant.
Opening arguments begin on Monday in a high-profile trial brought by the state of New Mexico against Meta
, which allegedly failed to safeguard apps like Facebook and Instagram from online predators who targeted child users, according to Raúl Torrez, the state’s attorney general.
Originally filed in 2023, the suit claims that Meta “steered and connected users — including children — to sexually explicit, exploitative and child sex abuse materials and facilitated human trafficking” within the state.
“What we are really alleging is that Meta has created a dangerous product, a product that enables not only the targeting of children, but the exploitation of children in virtual spaces and in the real world,” Torrez told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Monday.
