A trial opened in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 5 May targeting Meta's Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp platforms, with state Attorney General Raúl Torrez seeking a court order requiring sweeping changes to how the company operates for young users, including mandatory age verification, algorithm redesigns, and an end to autoplay and infinite scroll for minors. The proceedings represent the second phase of New Mexico's lawsuit after a jury in March found Meta had misrepresented the safety of its platforms to young users and ordered the company to pay $375 million in damages; prosecutors are now pursuing billions more and a finding that the platforms constitute a "public nuisance" under state law. Meta, which denies that social media has caused a mental health crisis and warns some demanded changes could force it to exit the state entirely, faces thousands of similar lawsuits across the United States — with Torrez stating his aim is to set a new standard for social media accountability "nationally and potentially globally."