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A New Mexico jury has ruled Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections, focusing on a data breach involving 87 million profiles and the subsequent sale of this information to Cambridge Analytica. The case centers on claims that Facebook misled users after the scandal and during investigations into data brokers post-incident. With each violation potentially facing a $5,000 fine, legal representatives are pushing for maximum penalties based on over two million alleged violations affecting all New Mexico residents.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-25,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
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Story summary
A New Mexico jury ruled that Facebook, now part of Meta, is liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on its platform following a data breach involving Cambridge Analytica. The two-week trial in Santa Fe focused on how Facebook mishandled user data from an external personality quiz app, which harvested information from roughly 87 million profiles and was sold to Cambridge Analytica to create targeted political ads, including those for the 2016 Trump campaign. Jurors also found Facebook guilty of misleading the public about investigations into data brokers following this scandal, resulting in over two million violations. The state is now asking a judge to impose the maximum penalty of $5,000 per violation.
Written for “Facebook Liable For Deception” on 2026-10-05,
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Facebook has been found liable by a New Mexico jury for misleading its users regarding privacy protections across the social media service.
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Facebook → find → service
Following the verdict on Friday, a judge will now decide the financial penalty, with state legal representatives requesting the maximum fine of $5,000 for each individual violation.
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representatives → follow → violation
The legal proceedings in Santa Fe lasted two weeks, focusing on claims that the platform lied to users over a major data breach.
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The incident involved an external personality quiz app that harvested information from around 87 million profiles.
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that → involve → profiles
That data was subsequently sold to Cambridge Analytica, a now-defunct political consulting firm that created targeted advertisements, counting the 2016 Donald Trump campaign among its clients.
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that → sell → clients
Jurors agreed with state prosecutors, determining that the social media giant's neglect in safeguarding user information affected the state's entire population of over two million residents.
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neglect → agree → residents
Furthermore, the jury concluded that Facebook deceived the public regarding its inquiries into data brokers after the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica controversy, holding the business responsible for more than two million separate violations.
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business → conclude → violations
In closing arguments, defense attorneys for Facebook maintained that New Mexico relied on stale evidence.
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Mexico → maintain → evidence
They argued that despite a five-year investigation period, state officials uncovered only a single additional data breach instance.
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officials → argue → instance
In August, parent company Meta agreed to an $18 billion settlement resolving a separate multistate lawsuit over youth safety matters.
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Meta → agree → matters
This left New Mexico as the sole state taking legal action, as Florida also declined to sign the deal, stating it was insufficiently strict on Meta.
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it → leave → Meta
This outcome follows another recent legal victory for New Mexico, where courts awarded $942 million in judgments against Meta across a two-part trial concerning minor safety controls.
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courts → follow → controls
That court decision additionally mandated that Meta introduce enhanced safety features, such as age-checking tools and platform time caps.
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Meta → mandate → tools
Material for this report was contributed by a corps member for the Associated Press and Report for America Statehouse News Initiative, a national nonprofit service placing journalists in local newsrooms.
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