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Meta ordered to pay $25 billion to New Mexico for misleading consumers about data privacy
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company deceived consumers about its data privacy policies, marking one of the largest state verdicts against a company in U.S. history.
- The jury concluded that Meta, including senior leaders like CEO Mark Zuckerberg, misled users by falsely claiming control over information sharing and denying selling personal data to advertisers.
- The case originated from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where data from 87 million Facebook profiles was harvested and sold for targeted political ads.
- New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez emphasized the verdict's broader significance in holding corporations accountable for misleading consumers about personal data use.
- Meta plans to appeal, with its Chief Legal Officer arguing the ruling threatens free speech and business operations in New Mexico; meanwhile, the $25 billion fine would be allocated to state education under New Mexico law.
