# Meta fined $25bn over ‘lies’ about user data privacy

https://mins.news/en/item/109998

- BBC News, 2026-10-21 18:40 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqdr8zxrr3dxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25bn, finding that the company had spent years misleading the public about its handling of Facebook user data. The penalty is the largest ever against Meta, and the case arose from the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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