A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company deceived users in a case linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, media reported Wednesday. The ruling follows an $18 billion settlement with 48 other states over similar claims. Meta called the penalty “a tax on speech.”
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…
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…
NYTimes – US Russia has freed American Stephen Hubbard after more than four years in prison. The 74-year-old Michigan native was reportedly taken captive by Russian forces in Ukraine and accused of fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the release following a request from U.S. President Donald Trump and during a visit by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.
Sky News – World Pope Leo XIV, 71, will require no further treatment for lung cancer after tests confirmed the disease was localised, the Vatican said. The pontiff underwent surgery last week to remove part of his right lung after being diagnosed with pulmonary adenocarcinoma and was discharged Saturday.
BBC News – World Russian President Vladimir Putin has signalled Moscow is willing in principle to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States after mid-November, following a meeting in St. Petersburg with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff. The Kremlin said talks could resume from mid-November, while US adviser Yuri Ushakov said after Nov. 10. Witkoff also met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Norway.
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