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New Mexico Court Orders Meta to Pay $25 Billion Over Cambridge Analytica
The Cambridge Analytica scandal has come back to haunt Meta, with a New Mexico judge ordering the company to pay $25 billion for more than 43 million violations of the state's unfair practices law.
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Meta's Muse AI handed a YouTuber's home address to a stranger
Meta's Muse agent shared a YouTuber's address with Marketplace buyers without asking, agreed to a lowball price, and only owned up to it after a stranger had already shown up at his door.
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New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case
A Santa Fe jury ruled that the company misled users about how it protected their data. The judge will set the penalty — prosecutors are asking for the maximum $5,000 per violation.
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Meta to Pay Up to $18 Billion in Suit Over Social Media's Harm to Teens
Meta has reached a settlement with a coalition of 52 state attorneys general. The company will impose daily limits, overnight lockouts and hide like counters for minors.
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EU preliminarily finds Instagram and Facebook “addictive”
The European Commission has concluded that Meta is breaking the Digital Services Act because of the “addictive” design of Instagram and Facebook. The company could face app redesigns and a fine of up to 12 billion dollars.