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Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion for Deceiving Users
BBC · 4 hours ago · Read the Full Story on BBC
AI SUMMARY
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after finding that the company intentionally misled the public for years regarding its user data handling practices.
- A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $25 billion for providing false information to the public regarding how Facebook handles user data.
- This financial penalty is the highest ever imposed on Meta compared to previous rulings.
- The two-week trial concluded with the judge stating that the deception impacts fundamental business approaches rather than just data handling.
- Meta's chief legal counsel, CJ Mahoney, stated that the ruling makes it impossible for the company to operate in New Mexico and announced plans to appeal.
- Meta previously faced an $18 billion penalty in California related to child safety protection.
- The Cambridge Analytica scandal involved Facebook data being used to exert political influence, linked to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election campaign.
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