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Meta ordered to cough up $25 billion in New Mexico privacy case

Engadget • Wed, 21 Oct 2026

The case stemmed from the nearly decade-old Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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The case stemmed from the nearly decade-old Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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The case stemmed from the nearly decade-old Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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