Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in fine for data privacy violations
A U.S. judge ordered Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion for misleading users about data privacy in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The case involves Cambridge Analytica accessing personal data from up to 87 million Facebook users during the 2016 Trump campaign. A jury found Meta violated more than 43 million consumer protection rules and committed willful violations spanning over 11 years. Jurors found 26 of 29 statements by Meta were misleading.
- A judge ordered Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion.
- The case involves Cambridge Analytica using personal data in the 2016 Trump presidential campaign.
- Jurors found Meta liable for over 43 million violations of consumer protection laws.
- Jurors found 26 of 29 statements by Meta were misleading.
- Meta's legal director, C.J. Mahoney, stated the decision makes doing business nearly impossible in the state.
- A jury found the company misled consumers about their data privacy.
- Judge Francis Mathew found a penalty of more than $219 billion was warranted.
- New Mexico's Attorney General Raúl Torrez called the ruling one of the highest on a state level in American history.
- Meta plans to appeal the court's decision.
- The state's Attorney General, Raul Torrez, stated that no company is too powerful to be held accountable.
- Meta reported quarterly revenue of $64.6 billion.
- Meta previously agreed to a $17 billion multi-state settlement regarding child safety.
- The app installed by about 270,000 users reached roughly 87 million Facebook users worldwide.
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