Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in penalties over the Cambridge Analytica scandal

The Verge reports: The Cambridge Analytica scandal has come back to haunt Meta after a New Mexico judge ordered it to pay $25 billion in penalties.

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⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in penalties over the Cambridge Analytica scandal
  • That brings the total civil penalties to more than $219 billion, but the judge reduced it to $25 billion.
  • In another landmark ruling in New Mexico state court, Meta was ordered to pay a total of nearly $1 billion in civil penalties and abatement for misleading the public about the…

The Verge reports: The Cambridge Analytica scandal has come back to haunt Meta after a New Mexico judge ordered it to pay $25 billion in penalties for more than 43 million violations of the state’s unfair practices law. The ruling marks the biggest legal hit Meta has taken this year, even as it’s faced several other losses or settlements.

Key Points

Lauren Feiner
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  • Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in penalties over the Cambridge Analytica scandal
  • That brings the total civil penalties to more than $219 billion, but the judge reduced it to $25 billion.
  • In another landmark ruling in New Mexico state court, Meta was ordered to pay a total of nearly $1 billion in civil penalties and abatement for misleading the public about the…

The Details

It’s significantly more than it agreed to pay in a recent kids online safety settlement. In a separate agreement with most other state AGs, Meta settled an array of kids online safety complaints for $17.1 billion — but $5.3 billion of that is contingent on YouTube and TikTok installing similar measures.

Wider Coverage

The story is also being covered by CNBC Top News, DW News, indicating broad interest across the technology press.

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This is a short news brief prepared by our desk. For the complete report, including all quotes and context, read the original article at The Verge.


Source: This article is based on reporting by The Verge (Lauren Feiner). Read the original article. Also covered by CNBC Top News, DW News.

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