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Judge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25B in Cambridge Analytica case

Judge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25B in Cambridge Analytica case

Also reported by Guardian US, CBS News

Summary

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury decided the company misled users about its privacy and content rules. The decision comes from a case involving Meta’s handling of user data related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Key Facts

  • The judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in damages.
  • The case was filed in New Mexico.
  • A jury found Meta responsible for misleading users on privacy and content policies.
  • The case is connected to the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
  • New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced the order.
  • The lawsuit claims Meta violated user trust by not protecting their data properly.
  • This is one of the largest state-level penalties against a tech company for privacy issues.
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