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Meta Ordered to Pay New Mexico $25 Billion Over Data Privacy Violations
What happened
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties on Wednesday after a jury found the company had misled users about data privacy. The case relates to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which the political consulting firm obtained Facebook user data. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez brought the lawsuit in 2021.
Side by side
Left outlets emphasize Meta's deception, with The Guardian noting the Trump campaign's 2016 connection and MS NOW highlighting the judge cited the "clear intentional and systematic nature" of violations. They describe Meta as misleading consumers.
- MSMeta ordered to pay $25 billion over data privacy deceptionMS NOW · Left
- GUMeta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica data-privacy caseThe Guardian · Left
- APMeta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users about privacy on FacebookAssociated Press · Lean Left · link via Google News
- AXMeta hit with $25 billion penalty for misleading Facebook usersAxios · Lean Left
- CBSMeta ordered to pay $25 billion to New Mexico in data privacy rulingCBS News · Lean Left
- ABCMeta ordered to pay $25 billion for deceiving users about privacy on FacebookABC News · Lean Left
- NYTMeta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion for Deceiving Users on PrivacyThe New York Times · Lean Left
Center outlets focus on the size and procedural aspects of the penalty. BBC News calls it "the largest to date" against Meta, while Reuters and The Hill report the facts of the jury finding and judge's order without additional characterization.
- RTREXCLUSIVE: New Mexico's outside lawyers could collect up to $1.27 billion in Meta caseReuters · Center · link via Google News
- NWMeta's Biggest Legal Settlements After $25B Trump Campaign Data PenaltyNewsweek · Center
- BBCMeta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacyBBC News · Center
- HILJudge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25B in Cambridge Analytica caseThe Hill · Center
- RTRMeta ordered to pay $25 billion to New Mexico after jury finds company misled consumers about data privacyReuters · Center · link via Google News
Right outlets emphasize Attorney General Torrez's political connections and potential implications. The Washington Free Beacon leads with "Soros AG" and describes Torrez as receiving "over $100,000 from George Soros." The Daily Wire focuses on concerns the ruling "may empower" Torrez to "reinstate censorship tools" Meta removed after the 2024 election.
- FBNMeta ordered to pay $25B after jury finds it misled users on data privacyFox Business · Lean Right
- WEXMeta hit with $25 billion penalty over Cambridge Analytica data privacy violationsWashington Examiner · Lean Right
- BRTNew Mexico Judge Orders Meta To Pay $25 Billion in Cambridge Analytica CaseBreitbart News · Right
- WFBSoros AG Behind $25 Billion Judgment Against Meta That Promises To Police SpeechWashington Free Beacon · Right
- DWJudge Orders Meta To Pay Blue State Billions, Empowers Democrat To Reinstate Censorship RegimeThe Daily Wire · Right
- NYPMeta ordered to pay $25B to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica scandal over user data in 2016 electionNew York Post · Right
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