Afghanistan, Oct. 22 -- Meta Platforms has been ordered to pay $25 billion in civil penalties after a New Mexico judge ruled that the company violated state consumer protection laws by misleading the public about Facebook user data and its content moderation practices.
The ruling, reported by the BBC on October 22, follows a jury verdict that found Facebook committed nearly 43.9 million violations of New Mexico's Unfair Practices Act. The case examined the company's statements about how it collected, protected, shared and used personal information, as well as its claims about addressing misinformation and hate speech.
Judge Francis Mathew issued the penalty after the jury found the company liable in September. The court calculated the pot...