New Mexico District Court Judge Bryan Biedscheid ruled on Thursday that Meta's platforms contributed to a mental health crisis among teenagers and ordered the company to pay $567 million into a state fund for remediation. The judge said the platforms' design to maximize engagement harmed teen safety. The ruling directs the fund to support mental health treatment and education for affected youths. The case was filed by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, who said investigators posed as minors to show that Meta's algorithms linked young users with predators. Earlier in March, a jury had awarded $375 million in a separate phase of the same case, and a Los Angeles jury later found Meta liable for a young woman's depression linked to its platforms. Meta declined to comment beyond a statement that it will appeal the decision and that it continues to work to keep users safe. The company said its platforms have safeguards and that it is transparent about efforts to remove harmful content. The judgment is part of a broader wave of lawsuits filed by states, school districts and individuals alleging that social media designs encourage excessive use and pose risks to minors. The decision signals a shift in legal approaches toward treating digital platforms as products with design responsibilities, though the outcome of Meta's appeal remains pending.