Meta Fined $25 Billion for Violating New Mexico Law in Cambridge Analytica Scandal
US judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion for violating privacy laws in New Mexico
Translated by Qiyas from الجريدة — Original source
A judge in New Mexico has ordered the tech giant Meta, owner of the social media platform Facebook, to pay $25 billion for violating state law in the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal.
Judge Francis Matthew issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by the state seeking damages between $35 billion and $40 billion.
In September, a jury held Meta responsible for violating New Mexico’s consumer protection laws by exploiting the data of more than 43 million users, after allowing Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm, to collect Facebook users’ data to create targeted political ads for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
While 48 other states reached a settlement with Facebook in a nationwide case, New Mexico chose to sue the social media company independently.
