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Meta Fined $25 Billion for Data Misleading Practices

Updated 2026-10-21 19:20 UTC 2 sources Negative

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties after a jury found the company misled users about their data privacy. The ruling marks the largest legal hit for Meta this year.

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The Verge
The Cambridge Analytica scandal has come back to haunt Meta after a New Mexico judge ordered it to pay $25 billion in penalties for more than 43 million violations of the state's unfair practices law. The ruling marks the biggest legal hit Meta has taken this year, even as it's faced several other l
2026-10-21 19:02 UTC
Axios
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties Wednesday after a jury found in September that the social media giant misled users about their data privacy.Why it matt
2026-10-21 19:13 UTC
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