A New Mexico judge ordered Meta Platforms to create a new $567 million abatement fund in addition to paying $375 million in civil penalties that a jury previously ordered. The company must also enact safety features such as limiting the amount of time underage users in the state spend on Facebook and Instagram, hiding by default the number of “likes” on photos for such people and disclosing to users the risks of its platforms.

The creation of the fund, aimed at rectifying harms caused by the Facebook parent’s social‑media apps, was “necessary, due to the wide‑ranging impacts of the harm and the complex nature of the remedy,” state Judge Bryan Biedscheid said. The dollar amount of the abatement fund was slightly smaller than the $779.5 million attorneys for the state sought.

Meta said it disagreed with the ruling and planned to appeal. “We remain confident in our record of protecting teens online and will continue to defend ourselves against claims that misrepresent the facts,” a spokesman said.

The Thursday ruling stems from a lawsuit brought by Attorney General Raúl Torrez, accusing the company of allowing young users to see sexually explicit content and be easily lured by predators on the apps. A jury found in March that Meta willfully violated state consumer‑protection laws.