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Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in case related to Cambridge Analytica scandal
The payout is related to a recent trial involving the social media giant that revolved around its data privacy practices.
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12:42 PM PDT · October 21, 2026
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The tail of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal is long — and it keeps costing Meta gargantuan sums of money.
On Wednesday, a judge ordered the social media giant to initiate its biggest payout yet: $25 billion to the state of New Mexico for the tech giant’s role in deceiving resident users over its data privacy practices, The New York Times reports.
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