A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company misled consumers about Facebook’s data privacy practices. The case is linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which personal data from up to 87 million Facebook users was harvested through a third-party app without their consent. Jurors found 26 statements made by Meta and its leadership were misleading, resulting in more than 43 million violations of New Mexico’s consumer protection laws. The judge reduced the potential penalty of more than $219 billion to $25 billion. The lawsuit, filed in 2021, focused on allegations concerning third-party access to user’s personal information, as well as the company’s handling of harmful content and misinformation. Cambridge Analytica used Facebook data for voter profiling and political targeting, including work connected to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Meta plans to appeal the ruling. Under state law, the penalty is directed toward New Mexico’s education system, making the case a major legal setback for the tech giant. Disclaimer: This post is intended for informational purposes only. The image is AI-generated and provided for illustrative purposes. 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲: Dawn 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://bolmol.com/Go/tDBRPA2P #Meta #Facebook #PakistanDynamics #DataPrivacy #CambridgeAnalytica #PrivacyViolation #ConsumerProtection #TechRegulation #SocialMedia #UserPrivacy #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalRights #DataSecurity