A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company misled users about data privacy. The ruling came hours before Meta's scheduled Q3 earnings report.
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WHAT WE KNOW
Judge Francis Mathew ordered Meta to pay $25 billion
Jury found Meta liable under New Mexico's unfair practices law
Deception involved data privacy, hate speech, misinformation, and Cambridge Analytica
Ruling came hours before Meta's Q3 earnings report
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties after a jury found the company violated the state's unfair practices law by deceiving users about data privacy, hate speech moderation, misinformation, and the Cambridge Analytica data breach. The ruling was issued hours before Meta's Q3 earnings report.
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