Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion Penalty in Data Privacy Case
The ruling stems from allegations that Cambridge Analytica, the political consulting firm involved in Trump's 2016 campaign, accessed data from millions of Facebook users without consent. New Mexico sued Meta for allegedly misleading users about who had access to their personal data. The $25 billion penalty represents a major privacy enforcement action against the social media giant.
Key points
- $25 billion penalty ordered against Meta
- Case involves Cambridge Analytica's unauthorized data access
- Meta accused of misleading users about data access
- New Mexico led the enforcement action
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