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Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy

EPAMeta has been hit with numerous legal fines this yearMeta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp has been hit with the largest ever fine against it for its business practices.A judge in New Mexico on Wednesday ordered the company to pay $25bn (£18.6bn) following a two-week trial earlier this year that found it had spent years lying to the public about how it handled Facebook user data."The lies extend beyond Facebook's data practices as well," the judge said, adding they went to...

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