A landmark legal victory has seen a major tech company ordered to pay a record-breaking $25 billion in damages after a jury ruled it deceived users about privacy and content policies. The ruling, announced by New Mexico’s attorney general, marks one of the largest financial penalties ever imposed against a corporation for alleged consumer fraud. The case stems from claims that the company failed to adequately disclose how user data was collected and shared. Legal experts are now analyzing whether the decision could set a precedent for future lawsuits against other tech firms.
A judge in New Mexico ordered the technology giant Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for misleading users about its privacy and content policies. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez (D) announced the judge's order Wednesday, calling it "one of the single largest — if not the largest —...
