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  "id": 15959170,
  "title": "Judge orders Meta to pay US$25 bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/judge-orders-meta-to-pay-us-25-bn-to-new-mexico-in-cambridge",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-21T17:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Business",
    "slug": "cna-business",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/judge-orders-meta-pay-us25-bn-new-mexico-in-cambridge-analytica-case-6479776"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A New Mexico judge announced on Wednesday that Meta must pay the state a staggering US$25 billion following a verdict that Facebook deceived users in a case linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. This penalty follows a US$18 billion settlement with 48 other states, which involved allegations tied to Cambridge Analytica. Meta expressed its confidence in prevailing on appeal, stating that the ruling will make it extremely difficult to conduct business in New Mexico. The firm learned of the data misuse in December 2015 but did not disclose it publicly until 2018. New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez hailed the ruling as a historic win, emphasizing that the case centered on corporations misleading consumers about the fate of their personal information.",
  "summary": "The US$25 billion penalty comes as Meta faces a series of legal cases over its handling of users’ personal data.",
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