New Mexico state prosecutors are seeking fundamental changes to Meta’s social media apps and algorithms to safeguard children in the second phase of a landmark trial on allegations that platforms such as Instagram have created a public safety hazard.

NPR's Michel Martin asks Danielle Prokop of Source New Mexico, a States Newsroom affiliate, about the significance of the second trial between the state of New Mexico and Meta.

A jury in March found Meta violated the state’s consumer protection law by misrepresenting the safety of Facebook and Instagram for young users.

Meta attorney Alex Parkinson of Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick told First Judicial District Chief Judge Bryan Biedscheid that the state's proposed abatement fund is an "unprecedented demand for money.

The parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram is threatening to cut off access in New Mexico over demands made by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez.