How Many Billions Would It Take to Hold Meta Accountable?
WIRED · 23 Oct 2026

How Many Billions Would It Take to Hold Meta Accountable?

A quick recap of the case: Filed in 2021, the suit alleged that the company violated the state’s Unfair Practices Act by lying to Meta users about the way it handled their data. (Later, New Mexico’s attorney general also made claims against Meta’s content moderation policies.) In September, a jury ruled in favor of the state. Then came the multibillion-dollar penalty.


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