Meta ordered to cough up $25 billion in New Mexico privacy case

The case stemmed from the nearly decade-old Cambridge Analytica scandal.

By Will Shanklin Oct. 21, 2026 4:43 pm EST Finn Gomez/Getty Images Add Engadget on Google: Google Discover

If you thought Meta's self-inflicted blows from the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandal were over, think again. On Wednesday, a New Mexico judge ordered the company to pay the state $25 billion in penalties, having found that the company made misleading statements about the privacy of consumers in the state. "It has been a long time coming holding Big Tech accountable," New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said in a press conference (via Reuters).