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New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for over 43 million violations of consumer protection law—and Meta could owe over $200 billion in penalties

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New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for over 43 million violations of consumer protection law—and Meta could owe over $200 billion in penalties

return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for over 43 million violations of consumer protection law—and Meta could owe over $200 billion in penalties | Fortune

The jury also found Facebook misled the public about investigations into third-party app developers that harvest user data following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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I assume they will settle for 100mil and a promise to not do it again.
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  100mil over 10 years and stop paying after 1 year.
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  … for like, at least a week.

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