"As Meta heads to trial in the state of New Mexico for allegedly failing to protect minors from sexual exploitation, the company is making an aggressive push to have certain information excluded from the court proceedings. The company has petitioned the judge to exclude certain research studies and articles around social media and youth mental health; any mention of a recent high-profile case involving teen suicide and social"
"Meta has emphasized in pretrial motions that the only questions the jury should be asked are whether Meta violated New Mexico's Unfair Practices Act because of how it has allegedly handled child safety and youth mental health, and that other information-such as Meta's alleged election interference and misinformation, or privacy violations-shouldn't be factored in. But some of the requests seem unusually aggressive, two legal"
Meta has filed motions in limine seeking to exclude certain research on social media and youth mental health, references to a recent high-profile teen suicide case, mentions of company finances, employee activities, and Mark Zuckerberg's time at Harvard. The motions argue the jury should only decide whether Meta violated New Mexico's Unfair Practices Act related to child safety and youth mental health. Motions in limine are standard pretrial requests to limit prejudicial or irrelevant evidence. Some legal scholars characterize several requests as unusually aggressive, including bans on mentioning the company's AI chatbots and broad reputation-protection measures. The case alleges failure to protect minors from online sexual exploitation.
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