US courts order Meta to pay record $25 billion over privacy

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a record $25 billion for deceiving users about control of their data and allowing Cambridge Analytica to harvest it. The ruling is part of a broader wave of court decisions against Google, Meta, Amazon and Apple that is reshaping tech regulation in place of Congress.

• New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $25 billion for privacy violations
• In 2024 courts twice ruled Google a monopolist in search and ad tech
• In March an LA jury awarded $6 million against Meta and YouTube
• 47 states reached a $17.1 billion settlement with Meta