# Meta Ordered to Pay $25b Penalty for Data Privacy Misleading

> New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay historic $25 billion after jury finds company misled users on data privacy.
- Title: Meta Ordered to Pay $25b Penalty for Data Privacy Misleading
- Summary: New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay historic $25 billion after jury finds company misled users on data privacy. New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25…
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- Source: The Straits Times — https://straitstimes.com/world/united-states/meta-ordered-to-pay-us25b-to-new-mexico-after-jury-finds-company-misled-consumers-about-data-privacy
- Published: 2026-10-21T22:18:00+00:00
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## New Mexico Judge Orders Meta
New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay US$25 billion after jury found company misled consumers about data privacy.
## Historic Penalty for Data Misleading
The penalty is the largest levied against Meta since the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
## Jury Finds Misleading Statements
Jurors found 26 of 29 statements by Meta misleading and over 43 million violations of New Mexico consumer laws.
## Meta Calls It a Tax on Speech
Meta's chief legal officer called the ruling a 'tax on speech' and said it will appeal the decision.
## New Mexico Attorney General
New Mexico Attorney-General Raul Torrez called the penalty one of the largest financial penalties against a corporation in US history.
## Previous Penalties for Data
Meta previously faced a US$5 billion penalty from the US Federal Trade Commission in 2019 over Cambridge Analytica.
## State Lawsuit Details
New Mexico sued Meta after Cambridge Analytica harvested data from 87 million Facebook users without consent.
## Court Ruling on Penalties
Judge Francis Mathew reduced penalty from US$219 billion to US$25 billion based on state law.
## Expected Appeal Fight
Experts expect a long legal battle as Meta appeals the ruling and the money goes to New Mexico schools.
## Key takeaway

New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion for misleading consumers about data privacy linked to Cambridge Analytica.