New Mexico Judge Orders Meta to Pay $25 Billion in Privacy Case
A judge in New Mexico has ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for deceiving users about privacy and content moderation policies on Facebook. The verdict, related to data…
Anchorage, AK, October 21, 2026 —
A judge in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for deceiving Facebook users about its privacy and content moderation policies, according to the available case summary.
The ruling is connected to data harvesting by Cambridge Analytica. The summary does not provide the date of the order, the judge’s name, the court, or additional details about the jury’s findings. It also does not specify how the $25 billion figure was calculated.
The funds are intended for New Mexico’s education system. The summary provides no further information about how the money would be allocated or when it might be paid.
Meta plans to appeal the ruling. No details about the appeal’s timing or grounds were provided, and the summary does not describe what steps may follow while the appeal proceeds.
The verdict is described as one of the largest state penalties against a company in U.S. history. The case concerns Facebook, which is owned by Meta, and allegations relating to the company’s representations to users about privacy and content moderation. The summary does not include statements from Meta, the judge, jurors, state officials or users affected by the case.
Further information about the court proceedings, the specific legal claims and the status of any appeal was not provided. The available account establishes the amount ordered, the jury’s liability finding as described, the connection to Cambridge Analytica data harvesting and Meta’s stated plan to appeal.
Story summarized from the original created by Mikella Schuettler, Associated Press / Report for America on www.adn.com, see more information here.
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