Meta said it disagreed with that New Mexico ruling and planned to appeal. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 9, 2026. Former New Mexico state Attorney General Hector Balderas originally filed the state's Cambridge Analytica- related lawsuit in 2021, while current AG Raúl Torrez oversaw the related trial. Meta was ordered to pay $25 billion in penalties by a New Mexico court on Wednesda ...