New Mexico jury finds Facebook violated state law 43.9 million times

A New Mexico jury found Facebook violated the state's Unfair Practices Act 43,899,725 times, per the state Department of Justice. The verdict, issued September 25 in a case filed in 2021 over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, found the company made false or misleading statements about user data. Meta disagrees and will continue to defend itself.

• Jury issued the verdict on September 25 in a case filed by the AG in 2021
• Facebook violated the Unfair Practices Act 43,899,725 times
• Statements were found willful, including on third-party app reviews
• Meta disagrees with the verdict and cites the First Amendment