Historic fine for Meta: it will have to pay 25 billion dollars in New Mexico

A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion for misleading Facebook users about privacy policies. This ruling marks one of the largest fines against the company. The state argued that Meta violated consumer protections millions of times, particularly affecting minors. The funds will support education in New Mexico. Meta plans to appeal the decision, claiming no evidence of privacy issues was presented. This case follows a previous $18 billion settlement involving multiple states regarding addiction and data collection from minors. New Mexico opted out of that agreement to pursue its own legal action.