As I write this, closing arguments are underway in the California case against Meta and YouTube, one of two bellwether trials that could determine whether thousands of families can hold social media companies legally responsible for harms to children. New Mexico AG Raúl Torres’s case went to trial first, and his has a different and potentially sharper e…
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Did Meta Connect Children to Predators? (with A.G. Raúl Torrez)
New Mexico's AG Raúl Torres's case is the first to go to trial. The price it sets could cascade across 1,500 lawsuits — and rewrite the rules for every social media company.
Mar 13, 2026
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