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

A jury found Meta liable for misleading users about privacy and content policies in a case tied to Cambridge Analytica's collection of Facebook data for 2016 political ads.

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  • A judge in New Mexico ordered Meta Platforms to pay $25 billion on Wednesday.
  • A jury found Meta liable for more than 43 million violations of New Mexico's consumer protection laws.
  • New Mexico sued Meta in 2021 over Cambridge Analytica's collection of Facebook user data for political ads in the 2016 election.
  • New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said the payment would go toward public education after an expected appeals process.
  • Meta's lawyers argued the company should pay no more than $3.4 billion.
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Says Meta misled Facebook users for years

The Guardian US (Politics): Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica data-privacy case

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The Guardian reports the judge found Meta's systematic misleading of consumers over years went to the heart of its business practices.

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Right: Cites 43 million violations in Cambridge Analytica case

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Cites 43 million violations in Cambridge Analytica case

New York Post (Politics): Meta ordered to pay $25B to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica scandal over user data in 2016 election

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The New York Post reports the penalty follows a jury finding of 43 million violations of state consumer law in a case over data harvested for 2016 election ads.

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Calls the $25B penalty a data privacy ruling

The Gateway Pundit: JUST IN: Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion Penalty for Misleading Facebook Users About Data Privacy

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Far-right outlets frame the judgment as a $25 billion penalty against Meta for misleading Facebook users about data privacy in the Cambridge Analytica matter.

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