San Francisco, United States, Oct 21, 2026 (AFP) - Judge orders Meta to pay $25 bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica case: reports

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A New Mexico judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must pay $25 billion to the state after a jury found last month that the social media giant deceived users in a case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to media reports. The penalty arrives a couple of months after Meta reached a settlement with 48 other states over the matter, agreeing to pay $18 billion to release it from liability. smb/acb ...

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