Meta Ordered to Pay $25B for Deceiving Users on Privacy
PLenz · hn · 2026-10-22
Per the New York Times, Meta has been ordered to pay a $25 billion penalty for deceiving users on privacy, in a case brought by New Mexico. The sum is an unusually large privacy fine and could reshape how platforms approach data-collection compliance.
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