New Mexico Orders Meta to Pay $25 Billion in Civil Penalties

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in civil penalties on October 21, 2026, for more than 43 million violations of the state's Unfair Practices Act, a consumer-protection statute. The case traces to a 2021 complaint over Cambridge Analytica's harvesting of Facebook user data. Meta says it is confident it will prevail on appeal.