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