# Meta hit with $25 billion penalty for lying to users about privacy

- Source: AppleInsider
- Published: 2026-10-21T18:14:02+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/21/meta-hit-with-25-billion-penalty-for-lying-to-users-about-privacy?utm_source=rss
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/meta-hit-with-25-billion-penalty-for-lying-to-users-about-privacy-8016d0/

A New Mexico judge hit Meta with a record-breaking $25 billion penalty on Wednesday, stemming from a lawsuit over the Cambridge Analytica debacle. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg The ruling follows September's guilty finding after a two-week trial. Ultimately, the court ruled that Meta was responsible for 43 million violations of New Mexico's consumer privacy laws. Each charge carried a penalty of up to

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