Meta ordered to pay $25 billion for deceiving users about privacy on Facebook
Summary
A judge ordered Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion after a jury found Meta guilty of misleading users about privacy and content rules on Facebook. The case involved data misuse by Cambridge Analytica during the 2016 election, and New Mexico chose to take Meta to court separately from other states.Key Facts
- Meta must pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users about privacy and content moderation.
- The penalty is one of the largest state verdicts against a company in U.S. history.
- The case is linked to the 2016 election data breach, where Cambridge Analytica used Facebook data for targeted political ads.
- Forty-eight other states settled with Meta, but New Mexico took the company to court alone.
- New Mexico’s Attorney General said the money will help fund state education under state law.
- Meta plans to appeal the verdict and the amount awarded.
- Meta’s lawyers argued the company should pay no more than $3.4 billion and questioned the claim of harm.
- Jurors found Meta liable for over 43 million violations of consumer protection laws in New Mexico.
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