Meta hit with $25 billion penalty for lying to users about privacy

A New Mexico judge hammered Meta on Wednesday with a record-breaking $25 billion penalty, all stemming from a lawsuit over the Cambridge Analytica debacle.

The ruling comes after September’s guilty finding, after a two-week trial. Ultimately, the court ruled that Meta was responsible for 43 million violations of New Mexico’s consumer privacy laws.

Each charge carried a penalty of up to $5000, leading to the record-breaking sum.

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