Meta hit with $25 billion fine for illegally sharing user data

Meta was penalized for over 43 million violations of New Mexico consumer protection laws, having granted third-party app developers unauthorized access to personal information without user consent. The judgment centered on Meta's practice of passing user data to Cambridge Analytica and similar abuses. The judge could have imposed damages as high as $219 billion under state law but reduced the fine to $25 billion. Meta plans to appeal. This follows other recent settlements, including an $18 billion agreement in August over child safety failures.

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