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  "id": 15932876,
  "title": "Meta Platforms ordered to pay $25 billion in New Mexico consumer data protection case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/meta-platforms-ordered-to-pay-25-billion-in-new-mexico-consumer-data",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T18:33:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/meta-platforms-ordered-to-pay-25-billion-in-new-mexico-consumer-data-protection-case-11792604690684.html"
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  "summary": "A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta Platforms to pay $25 billion in a consumer data protection case, following a jury's finding that the company misled consumers about its data privacy practices. The lawsuit, filed by New Mexico's attorney general in 2021, stems from allegations that Meta obtained millions of Facebook users' personal information without their consent. Judge Francis Mathew reduced the amount from an initial $219 billion ruling, citing that a penalty exceeding that figure was warranted under state law. The case centers on Meta's alleged misrepresentation of its handling of users' personal information and harmful content on its platforms, as well as its tolerance of such practices when it benefited the company's business.",
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/meta-ordered-to-pay-25-billion-penalty-in-new-mexico-cambridge",
        "published": "2026-10-21T17:22:43.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion after jury finds it deceived Facebook users about privacy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/meta-ordered-to-pay-new-mexico-25-billion-after-jury-finds-it",
        "published": "2026-10-21T17:27:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "New Mexico took on Meta alone and won a $25 billion judgment over Facebook’s privacy violations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/new-mexico-took-on-meta-alone-and-won-a-25-billion-judgment-over",
        "published": "2026-10-21T18:33:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in penalties over the Cambridge Analytica scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/meta-ordered-to-pay-25-billion-in-penalties-over-the-cambridge",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:02:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in case related to Cambridge Analytica scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/meta-ordered-to-pay-25-billion-in-case-related-to-cambridge-analytica",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:42:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Guide",
        "title": "Meta told Facebook users their data was safe. Now it's facing a $25 billion penalty.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/meta-told-facebook-users-their-data-was-safe-now-its-facing-a-25",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:43:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Record",
        "title": "Meta on the spot for $25 billion under New Mexico privacy ruling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/meta-on-the-spot-for-25-billion-under-new-mexico-privacy-ruling",
        "published": "2026-10-21T20:25:00.000Z"
      }
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