A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion to settle claims it misled users during the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal, exceeding the $17 billion settlement Meta reached with most other states this summer. Meta is expected to challenge the ruling legally.
Background
Meta has faced ongoing scrutiny over data privacy since the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal, where user data was improperly harvested for political profiling. The company settled with 40+ states for $17 billion earlier this year.
- Source
- The Verge
- Published
- Oct 28, 2026 at 12:44 AM
- Score
- 8.0 / 10