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Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion in New Mexico Data-Privacy Case

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company misled users about data privacy in a case linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The penalty follows an $18 billion settlement with 48 other states over similar claims. Meta called the penalty "a tax on speech."

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The tech giant has been accused of misleading users regarding data privacy linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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Meta fined $25 billion in New Mexico over Cambridge Analytica scandal

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‘Facebook’s wrongdoing’: Why has Meta been fined $25bn in New Mexico?

The tech giant has been accused of misleading users regarding data privacy linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in Cambridge Analytica case

A New Mexico judge ordered Facebook's parent company, Meta, to pay $25 billion for misleading users over the Cambridge Analytica breach, which took place during Donald Trump's first presidential campaign.

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Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica data-privacy case

Jury had found Meta misled consumers after Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign obtained user data without consent A judge in New Mexico ordered Meta Platforms to pay $25bn on ⁠Wednesday after a jury found the company had misled consumers in a case arising from allegations that a political consulting firm involved in Donald Trump ’s 2016 presidential campaign obtained data from millions of Facebook users ⁠without thei…

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