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Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in New Mexico

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 21 October 2026, 18:44 UTC ·8 sec listen

A jury in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after finding the company had misled consumers for years about how it handled their personal data. The verdict marks a major legal setback over online privacy.

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