Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty over the Cambridge Analytica case
A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay a $25 billion penalty over its mishandling of user data linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal during the 2016 election. The massive ruling follows a recent $18 billion child-safety settlement agreed to by the company.
Why it matters
This represents one of the largest legal penalties ever levied against a major technology company, signaling intensifying regulatory and judicial crackdowns on corporate data privacy practices.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion over how it handled its users' data. It could be the largest penalty against Meta in history. Meta recently agreed to an $18 billion settlement over the impact of its tech on kids. A judge in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $25 billion for misleading users about how it handled their data and for failing to prevent misinformation on Facebook. The ruling could be the largest penalty in Meta's history.
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