# Meta’s $25 billion legal loss just put blood in the water

- Source: The Verge
- Published: 2026-10-27T16:44:40+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/policy/1019604/new-mexico-meta-cambridge-analytica-kids-safety-settlement
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/meta-s-25-billion-legal-loss-just-put-blood-in-the-water-645ae8/

When attorneys general from across the US announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta this summer, the sum was unprecedented. But a ruling last week by a New Mexico judge blew that number out of the water. The judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion to resolve claims that Meta misled users around the 2018 […]

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