{
  "id": 16023022,
  "title": "Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica data privacy case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/meta-ordered-to-pay-25bn-to-new-mexico-in-cambridge-analytica-data",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T08:49:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/technology/meta-ordered-to-pay/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent A state district judge in New Mexico ordered Meta Platforms on Wednesday to pay $25 billion (approximately GH₵291.4 billion) in civil penalties after a jury found the company systematically misled users about its data privacy practices. The decision by New Mexico state District Judge Francis Mathew marks the […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}