A New Mexico state judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for deceiving Facebook users about privacy practices in litigation tied to the Cambridge Analytica fallout. The ruling, issued by Judge Francis J. Mathew in New Mexico state district court, is notable not just because of the underlying allegations, but because of the sheer size of the award—placing it among the most significant privacy-related judgments ever entered against a technology company.

The case centers on claims that Facebook users were misled about how their personal data would be accessed, shared, and exploited, issues that became globally prominent after revelations involving Cambridge Analytica.