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Meta fined $25 billion in New Mexico case
Meta faces $25 billion penalty from New Mexico judge over Cambridge Analytica data misuse.
In brief
Meta faces $25 billion penalty from New Mexico judge over Cambridge Analytica data misuse. Meta must pay $25 billion to New Mexico after jury ruled it deceived users in Cambridge Analytica scandal. Originally reported by France24.
New Mexico judge rules
A New Mexico judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must pay $25 billion to the state after a jury found last month that the social media giant had deceived users in a case related to the…
Previous settlements
Meta previously agreed to pay $18 billion to settle claims from 48 states and $375 million for child safety harms.
Cambridge Analytica
Cambridge Analytica was a political consulting firm that improperly harvested personal data from millions of Facebook users for targeted political advertising.
Data misuse details
The firm obtained data through a personality quiz app called 'thisisyourdigitallife' installed by 270,000 users but collected information on their friends.
State impact
Jurors found the misconduct affected all of New Mexico's more than 2.1 million residents.
The short version
Meta must pay $25 billion to New Mexico after jury ruled it deceived users in Cambridge Analytica scandal.
