New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion privacy penalty
The penalty concerns a data-privacy case linked to Cambridge Analytica, and Meta says it plans to appeal.

The penalty concerns a data-privacy case linked to Cambridge Analytica, and Meta says it plans to appeal.

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta Platforms to pay a $25 billion penalty in a data-privacy case linked to Cambridge Analytica, CNA reported on October 22.
The ruling came hours before Meta’s quarterly earnings report, according to CNA. The $25 billion figure is the court-ordered penalty.
Meta said it plans to appeal the ruling.

The order follows a jury finding that Meta misled residents about data sharing and enforcement of hate-speech and misinformation policies, CNA reports.
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The order follows a September jury finding over Facebook’s privacy and moderation policies and creates a liability separate from Meta’s August multistate settlement.
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