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SUN, 25 OCT · 77 ITEMS
AP, ITV News, Business Insider + 9 more · United States
18 outletsA New Mexico state court has ruled against Meta in the long-running lawsuit tied to the scandal, ordering the company to pay $25 billion in penalties. The state had sought up to $40 billion under its consumer-protection statutes after arguing Facebook misled users and let third-party apps harvest their data. The headline's 'trial' is the New Mexico case itself, not a federal Cambridge Analytica proceeding.
The claim comes from AP, a reputable secondary source, reporting on the state-court judgment in New Mexico v. Meta Platforms. It is solid as a description of the ruling, though the $25 billion is a trial-level penalty that Meta is likely to appeal, so the final amount is not settled.
Genuinely new news this cycle: a post-trial judgment ordering Meta to pay $25 billion, following the state's earlier request for up to $40 billion.
In our Oct 3, 2026 digest, we noted New Mexico was seeking up to $40 billion in penalties from Meta after the data privacy trial; this item reports the resulting court judgment.