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Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in penalties over the Cambridge Analytica scandal
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A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion for violating state unfair practices laws during the Cambridge Analytica scandal. This ruling represents Meta's largest legal penalty this year following millions of documented consumer protection violations.
- 01Meta faced penalties for over 43 million individual violations of New Mexico unfair practices law
- 02The 25 billion dollar ruling marks the company's most significant legal loss during 2026
- 03Judgment stems from long-standing data privacy issues related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal
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The Cambridge Analytica scandal has come back to haunt Meta after a New Mexico judge ordered it to pay $25 billion in penalties for more than 43 million violations of the state's unfair practices law. The ruling marks the biggest legal hit Meta has taken this year, even as it's faced several other losses or […]