Meta Knowingly Exposed Children to Predatory Contact Through Recommendation Feature

Court documents filed in January 2024 reveal Meta executives recognized in 2020 that its "people you may know" recommendation feature created pathways for adults to solicit minors—yet continued operating it unchanged. New Mexico's lawsuit marks the first state-level prosecution targeting a social platform specifically for child exploitation. Internal disclosures detail Meta's awareness of predatory patterns and sexually exploitative content on its platforms.