A New Mexico jury began its first full day of deliberations on Tuesday in a trial where social media giant Meta is accused of endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators.
The state of New Mexico is seeking billions of dollars in penalties in one of two major US cases against the company now in jury hands.
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