Francis Mathew

Rule Changes

Ordered Meta to pay $25 billion on Oct. 21 and reserved injunctive relief for further briefing

Judge Francis Mathew ordered Meta on Oct. 21 to pay New Mexico $25 billion, with 15% interest a year until it is paid. A jury found 43.9 million violations of the state's consumer protection law over statements about data privacy, hate speech and misinformation. Mathew wrote that Facebook told users they controlled their data, and that the claim was false.

Updated Oct 27