New Mexico AG praises decision for quick bench trial against Meta
( April 9, 2026, 18:38 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez praised Judge Bryan Biedscheid's denial of Meta Platform's motion to postpone the bench trial in the state's consumer protection lawsuit. The bench trial is to determine injunctive relief and the state is seeking to "ban the addictive features the trial established Meta designed deliberately: infinite scroll, autoplay, engagement-optimizing recommendation algorithms, and push notifications during school and sleep hours. A hard monthly cap of 90 hours would limit platform access for all New Mexico minors," Torrez said.Official statement follows:...
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