Judge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion over Facebook privacy
Original title: Meta Ordered to Pay New Mexico $25 Billion for Deceiving Users About Privacy on Facebook
Jurors found more than 43 million consumer-law violations; Meta says it will appeal and disputes the harm findings.
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found Facebook liable for misleading users about control of their personal data. The case centers on a third-party quiz that harvested data from roughly 87 million profiles and sold it to Cambridge Analytica. Jurors rejected claims that Facebook made false statements about removing harmful content. Meta says the award is unconstitutional and expects to prevail on appeal.
Unconfirmed: Meta disputes liability and harm and says it will appeal, so the final amount is unsettled.
- The state sought $35 billion to $40 billion; Meta argued for $3.4 billion at most.
- A separate multistate deal, which New Mexico skipped, was $18 billion plus child-safety measures.
- The award exceeds the FTC’s $5 billion Facebook fine from 2019.
- State consumer-protection fines are directed to education spending, and collection may take years.
- Vendors
- Meta
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- Organizations
- Cambridge Analytica
- Countries
- United States
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