New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $25 billion fine over data privacy case

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been ordered to pay a $25 billion fine in a data privacy case.

A judge in the US state of New Mexico ruled that Meta had knowingly misled consumers over data privacy issues and ordered the fine accordingly. Under the order, Meta must pay the amount to the state of New Mexico.

Nepali media outlets reported the news citing the BBC.

Meta, which operates platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, is one of the world's largest technology companies. In this data privacy case, the court concluded that consumers had been misled.