Meta misled consumers in case over Cambridge Analytica scandal, New Mexico jury says
META•A New Mexico jury found that Meta misled state residents in a case tied to Cambridge Analytica’s use of Facebook user data. A judge will determine the monetary penalties.
1. Jury finds violations
A jury in Santa Fe found that Meta misled New Mexico residents in a lawsuit over allegations that Cambridge Analytica obtained Facebook users’ data without consent. The state accused Meta of misleading consumers about third-party data sharing, its handling of hate speech and misinformation, and exceptions to its platform policies.
2. Penalties still pending
Judge Francis Mathew will decide the monetary penalties for the violations found by the jury. Meta argued that the statements cited by the state lacked context and denied selling users’ information.
3. Earlier state cases
New Mexico was not part of a separate settlement in which Meta agreed to pay a handful of states $459 million to resolve Cambridge Analytica-related privacy claims. In a different New Mexico case, a jury found in March that Meta misled users about young people’s safety and ordered $375 million in civil penalties; a judge later ordered another $567 million payment to a state fund and measures to protect teen users.
