TechnologyPhoto: Deccan HeraldNew Mexico Court Fines Meta $25 Billion Over Privacy Abuse
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, to pay a record $25 billion penalty for abusing consumer privacy. The 20-page ruling criticized Meta for deceiving users and allowing data harvesting by Cambridge Analytica. Judge Francis J Mathew called it a systematic pattern of deception central to Facebook's business model, marking a significant legal backlash against Big Tech.
Deccan Herald··Santa Fe



