Meta Reportedly Ordered to Pay New Mexico $25 Billion in Cambridge Analytica Case

02:00 PM EDT, 10/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Meta Platforms (META) was ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion after a jury determined the tech giant was liable for deceiving Facebook users about privacy policies, according to media reports. In September, the jurors found Meta liable for more than 43 million violations of the state's consumer protection laws when Cambridge Analytica collected Facebook user data to generate targeted political ads, the reports said. Meta didn't immediately reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires. Price: 708.17, Change: +13.92, Percent Change: +2.01