Judge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25B in Cambridge Analytica case

The Hill - Oct 21, 2026

A judge in New Mexico ordered the technology giant Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for misleading users about its privacy and content policies. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez (D) announced the judge's order Wednesday, calling it "one of the single largest — if not the largest —...

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