Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in data privacy lawsuit

What each leads with

The Guardian US ↗ — Headline links ruling to “Cambridge Analytica data-privacy case” and Trump’s 2016 campaign obtaining user data.; Body excerpt leads with Zuckerberg photo and judge quote that wrongdoing “goes to the heart of Facebook’s core business practices.”

Fox Business ↗ — Headline emphasizes jury finding that Meta “misled users on data privacy.”; Body includes Meta’s appeal plans and quote calling the suit “a tax on speech” plus expert comments on penalty reduction risk.


Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica data-privacy case

Left: The Guardian US

Jury had found Meta misled consumers after Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign obtained user data without consent A judge in New Mexico ordered Meta Platforms to pay $25bn on Wednesday after a jury found the company had misled consumers in a case arising from allegations that a political consulting firm involved in Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign…

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Meta ordered to pay $25B after jury finds it misled users on data privacy

Right: Fox Business

The $25 billion penalty comes after jurors found Meta committed more than 43 million violations of New Mexico's consumer protection laws.

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