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Meta fined $25B in New Mexico over Cambridge Analytica data scandal

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Meta has been ordered to pay a historic US$25 billion penalty to the state of New Mexico. The fine stems from a consumer deception case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where Meta was accused of misleading Facebook users about its privacy practices and data handling. A judge issued the penalty after a jury found Meta violated New Mexico's consumer protection laws over 43 million times. AI

RANK_REASON Significant regulatory penalty against a major tech company related to a past data scandal. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=3 ai=0.1]

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Meta fined $25B in New Mexico over Cambridge Analytica data scandal

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  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Meta ordered to pay $25B penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case Article URL: https://www. cnbc.com/2026/10/21/meta-new-m exico-cambridge-analytica-penal

    Meta ordered to pay $25B penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case Article URL: https://www. cnbc.com/2026/10/21/meta-new-m exico-cambridge-analytica-penalty.html Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5 0184820 Points: 13 # Comments: 1 https://www. cnbc.com/202…

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