TechMeta ordered to pay $25 billion in penalties over Cambridge Analytica scandal

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion for more than 43 million violations of the state’s unfair practices law. A jury had found that Meta misled consumers about protecting their data and preventing misinformation and hate speech on its platforms. The case followed revelations that Cambridge Analytica harvested data from millions of Facebook accounts.

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