USA: Meta to pay $25 billion fine for privacy violation in Cambridge Analytica affair

A court in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay a $25 billion fine for privacy violations in the Cambridge Analytica affair. The fine was reduced from $219.5 billion. Meta announced its intention to appeal.

A court in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay a $25 billion fine for privacy violations in the Cambridge Analytica affair. The fine was set after a jury determined in September that Meta misled citizens about how it protects user data. Meta announced its intention to appeal. The original fine was $219.5 billion, but was reduced. New Mexico was not part of a broader $17 billion settlement reached in August with other states in a separate case concerning child safety and mental health. The lawsuit was originally filed in 2021 by former Attorney General Hector Balderas.