Meta hit with its largest fine ever for 'lies' about user data privacy

On October 21, 2026, a New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay a record-breaking $25 billion fine for willfully deceiving millions of users about their data privacy. Issued by Judge Francis Mathew, this landmark ruling stands as the largest financial penalty ever imposed on the company, far eclipsing its previous $5 billion US Federal Trade Commission fine in 2019.

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