IntelliTechs · Oct 21, 2026
Nothing changes in how you use Facebook or Instagram today. But a state won a huge penalty by pointing at what Meta told the public about privacy and safety, and other states could try the same playbook.
The lawsuit was brought by the State of New Mexico, led by Attorney General Raúl Torrez.
Each violation counts one person in the expected audience of a statement, not someone shown to have been misled.
Meta's chief legal officer, C.J.
There's no deadline yet. The judgment sets 15% annual interest until the penalty is paid, which works out to about $3.75 billion a year before any compounding.
Expect appeals, and expect the number to be fought over.
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