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New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion over user privacy violations
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found it violated the state's consumer protection laws, in a case tied to the Cambridge Analytica data scandal; Meta is expected to appeal.
A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for violating the state's consumer protection laws over the collection and sharing of user data.
District Judge Francis Mathew issued the penalty, which Attorney General Raúl Torrez said should send a clear message to Silicon Valley. Under New Mexico's Constitution, fines for consumer protection violations go to education spending, and Torrez said the sum could fund school construction in the state for the next century.
The state's case stems from allegations that data from about 87 million Facebook profiles was harvested through a third-party personality quiz and sold to political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.
The ruling was described as the largest monetary penalty ever imposed on Meta. Torrez acknowledged that the company is expected to appeal, meaning the money may not be available for some time.
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