San Francisco | A New Mexico judge on Wednesday (Thursday AED) ordered Meta to pay $US25 billion ($35.5 billion) for deceiving users about its data privacy practices, one of the largest penalties levied against a tech giant.
New Mexico sued Meta in 2021 over a scandal involving political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, alleging the social media company misled users with public statements about its data privacy. The state called it one of the largest verdicts in US history.
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