A jury in New Mexico found on 25 September that Facebook committed 43,899,725 violations of the state's Unfair Practices Act, the New Mexico Department of Justice said [1].
The jury found that Facebook made willfully false or misleading statements to New Mexico consumers about how it collected, shared and used their personal information, and about its efforts against misinformation and hate speech [1].
What it covers
Among the statements the jury found deceptive, the department says: assurances that users controlled how their information was shared, and that Facebook did not sell or provide personal information to advertisers [1].
The jury also found deceptive Facebook's promises, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, to investigate apps that had accessed large amounts of user data, audit them and notify affected people [1].
The verdict decides liability only. The judge will set the penalty in a later phase. The law allows up to $5,000 for each willful violation, and the amount is "left entirely to the judge's discretion," the department says [1].
The state is also seeking an injunction to prevent similar practices [1].
What it does not tell you
What Facebook will pay. At the maximum, the penalty would run into the billions of dollars; the judge may set any amount up to that [1].
Facebook's side. The source is the state's own release; it does not say whether Facebook will appeal [1].
Whether this is the same case as New Mexico's child-safety verdict against Meta in March 2026. It is not: that was a separate trial [1].
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