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Meta to pay up to $17 billion and dramatically change Instagram and Facebook to settle huge US court case

A judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion to New Mexico after a jury found the tech giant liable for over 43 million violations of state consumer protection laws.

The lawsuit stemmed from the harvesting of Facebook user data by Cambridge Analytica to create targeted political ads for Donald Trump 's 2016 presidential campaign.

New Mexico was the sole state to pursue a trial against Meta over the Cambridge Analytica scandal after 48 other states agreed to an $18 billion settlement.

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez stated that all awarded funds will go directly into a state fund dedicated to public education.

Meta announced plans to appeal the verdict, contending that the penalty is unconstitutional and that New Mexico failed to demonstrate direct harm to platform users.

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