# Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in New Mexico privacy case

https://mins.news/en/item/110332

- CNN, 2026-10-22 00:01 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/21/tech/meta-25-billion-new-mexico-judgment?Date=20261021&Profile=CNN

> In New Mexico, a judge ruled that Meta misled users about its privacy practices and ordered the company to pay $25 billion. The case is linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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