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Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico over Cambridge Analytica
Original: Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica data-privacy case https://www. theguardian.com/technology
A court has ordered Meta to pay $25bn to New Mexico in a data-privacy case stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to the Guardian. The ruling is tied to Facebook's mishandling of user data, a controversy that first erupted around the 2016 US elections and implicated Donald Trump's campaign's use of harvested profile information. Commenters are reviving debate over accountability for big tech, with hashtags referencing privacy, elections and social networking.
Why now: A landmark multibillion-dollar penalty over the long-running Cambridge Analytica scandal is a major development in tech accountability.
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- Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica data-privacy case https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202 6/oct/21/meta-fined-new-mexico-data-privacy-case # Meta # UsElections2016 # DonaldTrump # Facebook # CambridgeAnalytica # Privacy # SocialNetworking #… · theguardian_us_news@halo.nu · 5
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