The Cambridge Analytica case has a resolution after years, Meta must pay billions of dollars

A court in New Mexico has ordered Meta Platforms to pay $25 billion for misleading consumers about privacy protections. The case is linked to allegations that Cambridge Analytica accessed data from millions of Facebook users without consent during the 2016 Trump campaign. The lawsuit, filed in 2021, revealed that Cambridge Analytica obtained personal data from up to 87 million users through a third-party app. The judge emphasized the severity of Meta's violations, stating they were integral to the company's business practices. New Mexico accused Meta of lying about data access and tolerating harmful content for profit, undermining public trust in Facebook.