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Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion over privacy

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 21 October 2026, 19:49 UTC ·9 sec listen

A New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $25 billion over claims that it misled Facebook users about privacy. Attorney General Raúl Torrez said the verdict warns technology companies the state will hold them accountable.

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