New Mexico Uses ‘Misinformation’ and ‘Hate Speech’ Claims to Penalize Meta

SUMMARY New Mexico’s $25 billion penalty against Meta includes findings over Facebook’s promises to suppress “misinformation” and “hate speech,” categories that encompass constitutionally protected expression. The First Amendment contains no general exception for hateful or false speech. New Mexico used consumer-protection law to penalize Facebook’s assurances about suppressing that content. Twenty-six statements became nearly 44…