# Judge orders Meta to pay $25bn in fines for Facebook privacy violations

- Source: Al Jazeera
- Published: 2026-10-21T21:01:32+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/21/judge-orders-meta-to-pay-25bn-in-fines-for-facebook-privacy-violations?traffic_source=rss
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/judge-orders-meta-to-pay-25bn-in-fines-for-facebook-privacy-violations-c5c598/

A jury found Meta guilty of lying to Facebook users in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠New Mexico about access to their data.

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