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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez discusses the judgment in the state's Facebook case at a news conference in Albuquerque on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. Photo: Susan Montoya Bryan/AP.

Meta's $25 Billion Penalty Works Out to $569 a Violation, Plus 15% a Year

The judgment starts at $219.5 billion and lands on $25 billion, or $569 for each of 43.9 million counted violations. Interest, a possible bond and the lawyers' cut decide what Meta pays and what New Mexico keeps.

Business  · 23 Oct 2026, 13:51  · Priya Raman