# Meta fined $25 billion in New Mexico over Cambridge Analytica scandal

https://mins.news/en/item/110182

- France 24, 2026-10-21 21:21 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20261021-meta-fined-25-billion-new-mexico-cambridge-analytica-scandal

> A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found it had deceived users in a case tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, media reported Wednesday. Meta had previously settled similar claims with 48 other states for $18 billion. The company called the penalty “a tax on speech.”

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