Meta’s $25 billion legal loss just put blood in the water
When attorneys general from across the US announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta this summer, the sum was unprecedented.
The Verge reports: When attorneys general from across the US announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta this summer, the sum was unprecedented.
But a ruling last week by a New Mexico judge blew that number out of the water. The judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion to resolve claims that Meta misled users around the 2018.
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