# Meta Ordered $25 Billion Payment for New Mexico Privacy Deception > Meta faces $25 billion penalty after jury rules it deceived New Mexico users on privacy policies. - Title: Meta Ordered $25 Billion Payment for New Mexico Privacy… - Summary: Meta faces $25 billion penalty after jury rules it deceived New Mexico users on privacy policies. Meta must pay New Mexico $25 billion for misleading users… - Keywords: meta, new mexico, facebook, privacy, data breach, cambridge analytica, 25 billion, consumer protection, news, politics, Ordered, Billion - Source: HuffPost — https://huffpost.com/entry/facebook-new-mexico-privacy-25-billion_n_6ad8fd6fe4b04f71533e498a - Published: 2026-10-21T18:13:54+00:00 - Read time: 1 min - Topics: meta, new mexico, facebook, privacy, data breach, cambridge analytica, 25 billion, consumer protection, news, politics ## New Mexico jury rules Meta liable A jury found Meta responsible for deceiving New Mexico users about privacy and content moderation policies on Facebook. > one of the largest, if not the single largest state verdict against a company in american history ## State attorney general calls it a warning New Mexico's attorney general described the $25 billion judgment as a warning for tech companies and a signal to Silicon Valley. > this judgment should be a signal, an unambiguous message, to silicon valley ## Money tied to education spending The penalty will fund New Mexico's education system for the next 100 years, with potential delays if Meta appeals. > we may have paid for the construction of schools for the next 100 years ## Meta plans to appeal the verdict Meta previously stated it would appeal the September verdict, but its shares rose 2% after the penalty announcement. > the menlo park, california-based company was scheduled to report its quarterly earnings wednesday afternoon ## New Mexico pursued trial alone New Mexico was the only state to take Meta to court after 48 other states settled with Facebook for $18 billion. > forty eight other states signed a settlement for eighteen billion in august ## State sought $35-40 billion penalty New Mexico attorneys argued for $35 billion to $40 billion to force Meta to change its practices. > attorneys for new mexico had sought thirty five billion to forty billion ## Meta argued for $3.4 billion Meta's lawyers claimed $3.4 billion was the maximum penalty without violating due process or constitutional standards. > an award ten times that or even more would violate due process ## Jury found 43 million violations Jurors determined Meta violated New Mexico consumer protection laws 43 million times related to the Cambridge Analytica data breach. > jurors found facebook liable for over forty three million violations of state law ## Key takeaway Meta must pay New Mexico $25 billion for misleading users about privacy and content moderation policies.