Meta表示,若法官同意新墨西哥州的要求,该公司可能将该州的应用撤出。

内容总结:
Meta威胁退出新墨西哥州:若法院支持州政府要求,或将全面撤出该州应用服务
美国科技巨头Meta近日在法庭文件中发出强硬表态:如果新墨西哥州法官支持该州司法部提出的监管要求,公司可能被迫关闭在该州境内的全部应用服务。这一威胁被新墨西哥州总检察长劳尔·托雷兹斥为“公关噱头”。
事件源于上月圣塔菲陪审团裁定Meta因未能有效保护未成年用户免受网络侵害,需向新墨西哥州支付3.75亿美元赔偿金。在即将于5月4日开启的第二阶段庭审中,州法官布莱恩·比德沙伊德将判定Meta是否构成“公共妨害”并需资助相关州立项目。新墨西哥州司法部同时要求Meta实施多项整改措施,包括强制年龄验证、清理平台上的不法分子,以及“保护未成年人免受藏匿不良行为的加密通信影响”。
Meta在4月22日解封的回应文件中表示,州政府提出的要求“过于宽泛且执行负担过重,若强制执行,可能迫使Meta完全撤出该州应用市场”。公司强调:“为仅限新墨西哥州居民开发独立应用,在经济和工程层面都不具备可行性。”Meta同时主张州政府无权强制实施这些更改,称此举将侵犯言论自由。
对此,新墨西哥州总检察长托雷兹在发给科技媒体Engadget的声明中反驳称:“我们知道Meta完全有能力做出这些改变。多年来,这家公司曾多次改写规则、重新设计产品,甚至为了维持市场准入向独裁者低头。这根本不是技术能力问题,而是Meta拒绝将儿童安全置于用户活跃度、广告收入和利润之上。”
中文翻译:
Meta称,若法官同意新墨西哥州的要求,该公司可能从该州撤出其应用程序。
有时,威胁就是威胁。另一些时候,它倒像是新墨西哥州旅游局的广告。在法庭文件中(据SourceNM报道),Meta警告称,若法官在即将进行的无陪审团审判中支持新墨西哥州司法部,该公司可能被迫为该州用户关闭其应用程序。新墨西哥州总检察长劳尔·托雷斯将Meta威胁切断应用程序的行为形容为"公关噱头"。
上月,圣达菲的一个陪审团裁定Meta因未能保护儿童用户免受网络侵害,需向新墨西哥州赔偿3.75亿美元。该公司发出警告的时间正值审判第二阶段开始前,该阶段定于下周进行。
在5月4日的无陪审团审判中,新墨西哥州地区法官布莱恩·比德沙伊德将裁定Meta是否构成"公共妨害",并应因此资助该州相关项目。新墨西哥州司法部律师还将主张Meta需对其平台进行多项整改,包括增加年龄验证、清除侵害者,以及"保护未成年人免受包庇不法分子的加密通信影响"。
据周四解封的文件显示,Meta回应称该州的要求"过于宽泛且负担沉重,若实施,可能迫使Meta完全撤出其应用程序"。该公司补充道:"为仅针对新墨西哥州居民单独开发应用程序,对Meta而言既不符合经济逻辑也不符合工程逻辑。"该公司还声称该州无权实施其期望的改动,且此举将违反言论自由。
新墨西哥州总检察长托雷斯在发给Engadget的一份声明中驳斥了Meta关于拟议补救措施不可行的说法。"我们知道Meta有能力进行这些修改。多年来,该公司曾多次改写规则、重新设计产品,甚至为维持市场准入而向独裁者低头。这并非技术能力问题。Meta只是拒绝将儿童安全置于用户互动、广告收入和利润之上。"
英文来源:
Meta says it may withdraw its apps from New Mexico if judge agrees to the state's demands
Sometimes, a threat lands as a threat. Other times, it comes off like, well, an advertisement for the New Mexico tourist bureau. In court filings (via SourceNM), Meta warned that if a judge sides with the NM Department of Justice in an upcoming bench trial, the company may be forced to shut down its apps for users in the state. NM Attorney General Raúl Torrez described Meta's threat to pull the plug on its apps as a "PR stunt."
Last month, a Santa Fe jury held Meta liable for $375 million in damages to NM over the company's failure to protect child users from online predators. The company's warning was made ahead of the trial's second phase, scheduled to begin next week.
In the May 4 bench trial, NM District Judge Bryan Biedscheid will determine whether Meta caused a "public nuisance" and should therefore fund related state programs. NM DOJ lawyers will also argue that Meta needs to make several changes to its platform. These include adding age verification, removing predators, and "protecting minors from encrypted communications that shield bad actors."
Meta's response, unsealed on Thursday, reportedly described the state's demands as "so broad and burdensome that if implemented, it might force Meta to withdraw its apps entirely." "It does not make economic or engineering sense for Meta to build separate apps just for New Mexico residents," it continued. The company also claimed that the state lacks the authority to implement its desired changes and that doing so would violate free speech.
In a statement sent to Engadget, NM AG Torrez dismissed Meta's claims that the proposed remedies weren't feasible. "We know Meta has the ability to make these changes. For years, the company has rewritten its own rules, redesigned its products, and even bent to the demands of dictators to preserve market access. This is not about technological capability. Meta simply refuses to place the safety of children ahead of engagement, advertising revenue, and profit."
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