A trial is slated to begin in New Mexico on Monday that will test the state’s claims that Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms harmed young users’ ‌mental health and its bid for a court order forcing the company to make changes. The case, ‌which will be tried before a judge in Santa Fe, stems from a lawsuit filed by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, a Democrat, ​accusing the social media giant of designing its platforms to addict young users and failing to protect children from sexual exploitation on its platforms. The trial marks the second phase of New Mexico's lawsuit after a jury in March found Meta violated the state’s consumer protection law by misrepresenting the safety of Facebook and Instagram for young users and ordered the company ‌to pay $375 million in damages.