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Q: Meta was separately ordered to pay $375M in a New Mexico child safety case after state investigators

Meta was separately ordered to pay $375M in a New Mexico child safety case after state investigators using decoy minor accounts documented predatory solicitations on the platform.

Q: Iran rejected the US 15-point ceasefire proposal and countered with demands including reparations an

Iran rejected the US 15-point ceasefire proposal and countered with demands including reparations and sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions over the ongoing conflict.

Morning Brew·Thursday, March 26, 2026·10 min read

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Meta and YouTube lost a landmark California social media addiction trial, ordered to pay $4.2M and $1.8M respectively to a plaintiff who claimed their platforms harmed her mental health as a child. Meta also lost a separate New Mexico child safety case, ordered to pay $375M, with both companies planning to appeal. Iran rejected a US 15-point ceasefire proposal, countering with its own five-point demand including reparations and sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

Key Facts

✓Meta and YouTube lost a landmark California social media addiction trial, ordered to pay $4.2M and $1.8M respectively, with Section 230 failing to shield them because plaintiffs targeted platform design rather than content.

✓Meta was separately ordered to pay $375M in a New Mexico child safety case after state investigators using decoy minor accounts documented predatory solicitations on the platform.

✓Iran rejected the US 15-point ceasefire proposal and countered with demands including reparations and sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions over the ongoing conflict.

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