{"rewrite":{"id":"r_43824b51969d118dada2dc0f","clusterId":"c_70fab2916e2763274df9b24e","slug":"new-mexico-orders-meta-to-pay-25-billion-over-cambridge-analytica-data","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"New Mexico Orders Meta to Pay $25 Billion over Cambridge Analytica Data","summary":"New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez sued Meta in 2021 under the state's Unfair Practices Act over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which data on more than 50 million Facebook users was improperly used. A jury found 43,899,725 violations, and Torrez ordered Meta to pay $25 billion, reduced from the roughly $219.5 billion the jury allowed. Meta intends to appeal.","whyItMatters":"A single state's jury counted more than 43 million violations and produced a penalty larger than the $16.7 billion multistate settlement reached in August 2026, which shows how the per-violation structure of state consumer law scales against Meta.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTorrez sued in 2021, arguing Meta violated New Mexico\u0026#39;s Unfair Practices Act. After the improper data use came to light, Facebook asked Cambridge Analytica to delete the data, and Torrez took issue with what the jury heard as Meta\u0026#39;s failure to run the investigation it promised. The jury found 43,899,725 violations and set a ceiling of about $5,000 per violation, leaving the final figure to the attorney general. Torrez chose $25 billion out of roughly $219.5 billion available.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeta Chief Legal Officer CJ Mahoney said the ruling and the attorney general\u0026#39;s approach make it nearly impossible to do business in New Mexico. Meta has indicated it will appeal.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The $25 billion figure rests on 43,899,725 counted violations, down from the roughly $219.5 billion the jury allowed. New Mexico's penalty scales with violation count, not with harm to users.","twitterPost":"New Mexico's $25 billion penalty is built from 43,899,725 counted violations, not from measured harm to users.","threadsPost":"New Mexico's $25 billion penalty against Meta is built from 43,899,725 counted violations, reduced from the roughly $219.5 billion the jury allowed. The fine tracks violation count rather than harm done, which is the number Meta's appeal will contest.","newsletterBlurb":"New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, after a jury found 43,899,725 violations of the state's Unfair Practices Act. Torrez set the figure well below the roughly $219.5 billion the jury allowed. Meta says it intends to appeal.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20261022-over-50m-data-meta-lawsuit/\",\"title\":\"Meta ordered to pay 4 trillion yen in lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which data on over 50 million users was collected\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4652,"outputTokens":602,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792653746,"createdAt":"2026-10-22T07:19:10.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T07:21:12.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T07:21:12.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_70fab2916e2763274df9b24e","canonicalTitle":"Metaに対して4兆円支払い命令、5000万人以上のユーザーデータが収集された「ケンブリッジ・アナリティカ事件」をめぐる訴訟で","representativeArticleId":"a_1f59195897b48d41d880d6b3","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-22T03:13:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-22T03:13:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T07:21:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20261022-over-50m-data-meta-lawsuit/","title":"Metaに対して4兆円支払い命令、5000万人以上のユーザーデータが収集された「ケンブリッジ・アナリティカ事件」をめぐる訴訟で"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}