2026年8月7日，Meta被迫向新墨西哥州支付9.42亿美元的民事罚款。该诉讼与Facebook和Instagram的上瘾性质及其对儿童的负面影响有关。
On August 7th, 2026, Meta was forced to pay $942 million of civil penalties to the state of New Mexico. The lawsuit was related to the addictive nature of Facebook and Instagram and the negative impacts this has on children.
但这次对Meta的诉讼不同。它触及了公司商业模式的核心，以及他们最初是如何变得如此盈利的。而这仅仅是开始。Meta现在正被加利福尼亚州、科罗拉多州和新泽西州起诉。如果这些州胜诉，Meta的负债可能达到天文数字，估计在2000亿美元到1.4万亿美元之间。
But, this Meta lawsuit is different. It strikes at the core of the company's business model and how they were able to become so profitable in the first place. And, this is just the beginning. Meta is now being sued by California, Colorado, and New Jersey. If these states win, Meta's liabilities could be astronomical with estimates ranging from $200 billion to $1.4 trillion.