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Meta’s $25 billion legal loss just put blood in the water

When attorneys general from across the US announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta this summer, the sum was unprecedented.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated October 27, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC

When attorneys general from across the US announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta this summer, the sum was unprecedented.

But a ruling last week by a New Mexico judge blew that number out of the water.

The judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion to resolve claims that Meta misled users around the 2018 […].

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