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Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 25 days ago

New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for over 43 million violations of consumer protection law—and Meta could owe over $200 billion in penalties

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New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for over 43 million violations of consumer protection law—and Meta could owe over $200 billion in penalties

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Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 25 days ago
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New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for over 43 million violations of consumer protection law—and Meta could owe over $200 billion in penalties | Fortune
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The jury also found Facebook misled the public about investigations into third-party app developers that harvest user data following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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    violations of state consumer protection law

    Then presidential pardon is not an option.

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      From my understanding, only federal criminal charges (and convictions) can be pardoned anyway, whereas I believe this is a state civil case (a lawsuit).

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