Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion for Deceiving Users Over Data Privacy

A US jury has ordered the tech giant to pay the massive fine after finding that it misled consumers regarding the privacy of their personal data.

A New Mexico jury has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after finding that the company misled consumers regarding the privacy of user data, Reuters, The New York Times, and Axios reported.

According to the reports, the verdict stems from a lawsuit addressing the deception of Facebook users regarding the protection of their personal data. The heavy penalty represents one of the largest financial penalties ever imposed on a tech corporation over privacy issues.

At this stage, an official response has not yet been released by Meta, and further details regarding potential appeal proceedings have not yet been released.