A judge in New Mexico is considering whether the state attorney general’s requests to Meta amount to “overreach.”

The New York Post article “New Mexico’s proposed kids safety fixes for Instagram, Facebook may go too far, judge warns” details how the state is embroiled in a case that has found Meta failed to protect children online, and now is working through what protections they will require the tech giant to implement.

Meta says the requests are too burdensome and if required the company may shut down Facebook and Instagram in the state.

Co-Director Ryan Calo said in the article that Meta’s threat to cut off the apps entirely, while technically feasible, would make the situation even messier for the company.

“I think a blackout in one state would be comically easy to circumvent – for example, with a VPN,” Calo said. “Who is responsible when, invariably, New Mexico residents continue to access Facebook? And of course, they would still have to pay for prior behavior in the state.”

Read the full article here: https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/business/new-mexicos-proposed-kids-safety-fixes-for-instagram-facebook-may-go-too-far-judge-warns/