# Judge orders Meta to pay $25bn over Facebook privacy violations

https://mins.news/en/item/110172

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-21 21:01 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/21/judge-orders-meta-to-pay-25bn-in-fines-for-facebook-privacy-violations?traffic_source=rss

> A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25bn after a jury found it misled Facebook users about access to their data and committed more than 43 million violations of state consumer protection laws. Meta plans to appeal.

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