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A New Mexico judge ordered Facebook's parent company Meta to pay $25 billion for misleading users over the Cambridge Analytica data breach, marking the largest fine to date against the company. The fine exceeds an previous $18 billion settlement with California and stems from Meta's handling of user data during the 2016 US presidential campaign when Cambridge Analytica misused personal information from millions of Facebook users without consent. The ruling represents significant regulatory action against the technology giant over privacy violations and corporate deception regarding the extent of the breach and its impact on user data security.