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Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case
The judge cut an initial $219.5 billion award after jurors found more than 43 million privacy violations tied to Cambridge Analytica.
- On Wednesday, Judge Francis Mathew ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties after a jury found the company misled users about privacy and content moderation policies on Facebook.
- New Mexico was the only state to pursue a trial regarding the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal after 48 other states accepted an $18 billion settlement in August.
- Jurors concluded Meta committed over 43 million violations, prompting New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez to seek up to $40 billion; defense attorneys argued any penalty exceeding $3.4 billion would be unconstitutional.
- Meta plans to appeal the verdict, arguing the penalty is "shocking to the conscience," while Torrez announced the awarded funds will support the state's education system.
- Beyond the financial penalty, the state is seeking an injunction to stop Meta from continuing the practices that led to the jury's finding of liability in the privacy case.
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The origin of the case is the collection of data from tens of millions of private profiles and its sale to the consultancy Cambrige Analytica to create targeted advertisements Read
·Madrid, Spain
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JUST IN - 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 deceived users in a case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal..
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The ruling is part of the court case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, as reported by the US media
·Italy
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43 million violations of consumer protection laws – the scandal surrounding Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign is once again catching up with the Facebook Group.
·Munich, Germany
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