Principal recounts son’s Instagram sextortion ordeal at New Mexico Meta trial | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

March 2, 2026

New Mexico’s attorney general called a high school principal to the stand on Monday to illustrate what the state says is the real-world impact of Meta Platforms’ platforms on children: students distracted in class, online harassment spilling into school hallways and, in one case, a sextortion scheme targeting his own son. A data science professor also continued his testimony about how Meta allegedly monetized teens’ attention. 

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