Judge orders Meta to pay $25bn in fines for Facebook privacy violations
A jury found Meta guilty of lying to Facebook users in New Mexico about access to their data.
Al Jazeera English reports that a jury found Meta guilty of lying to Facebook users in New Mexico about access to their data.
This technology story centres on Mexico. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Meta and Facebook.
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- Mexico · Americas
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- Al Jazeera English
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- Meta, Facebook
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- Technology
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