Tech · 13 d ago
A judge orders Meta to pay US$25 billion to New Mexico over Facebook privacy
A jury found Meta misled Facebook users about who could access their data, in a case that grew out of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. That firm harvested data from as many as 87 million users without their consent.
Warranted under state law
US$219 billion
Ordered by the judge
US$25 billion
Judge Francis Mathew found a penalty of more than US$219 billion was warranted under state law, then reduced it to US$25 billion.
"Facebook's wrongdoing — over the course of years and systematically broadcast to the public — goes to the heart of Facebook's core business practices."
— Judge Francis Mathew
What's next
It is the largest penalty against Meta since the scandal, after a US$5 billion fine from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in 2019. Meta's chief legal officer said the company is confident it will win on appeal.
