New Mexico fines Meta $25B for misleading users

The author argues that while Meta's recent $25 billion penalty in a New Mexico data privacy case addresses the company's deception surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal, it fails to establish accountability for the underlying political exploitation of user data. Despite massive settlements including a 2026 multistate agreement, the broader harms resulting from how harvested data was used to target voters remain unadjudicated in court. Open article →