TechWhy was Meta fined $25bn in New Mexico over ‘Facebook’s wrongdoing’?
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay the state $25bn, finding that the company intentionally misled consumers about data privacy. The attorney general called it one of the largest single-state verdicts against a company in US history. Meta said it expects to win on appeal. The lawsuit followed revelations that Cambridge Analytica harvested Facebook users’ data.
Why was Meta fined $25bn in New Mexico over ‘Facebook’s wrongdoing’?
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