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17
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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66/100
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Technology
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
A New Mexico jury on Friday found
liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the social media platform.
asserted
jury → find → platform
It is now up to the judge to determine how much the company would pay, with attorneys representing the state asking for the maximum $5,000 penalty per violation.
asserted
attorneys → determine → violation
The two-week trial in Santa Fe centered on accusations that Facebook deceived users about a data breach stemming from a third-party personality quiz that harvested data from roughly 87 million profiles and sold it to a political consulting firm,
, to generate targeted ads.
asserted
that → center → ads
The now-defunct firm's clients included the 2016 campaign for Donald Trump.
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clients → include → Trump
Jurors sided with prosecutors, finding Facebook's failure to protect users' data impacted New Mexico's entire population of more than 2 million people.
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failure → side → people
The New Mexico Attorney General's office is expected to hold a press conference at 2 p.m. local time Friday to discuss the case.
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office → expect → case
Jurors also found Facebook misled the public about investigations into data brokers following
, finding the company liable for over 2 million violations.
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company → find → violations
During closing arguments, lawyers for Facebook claimed the state's evidence was outdated and that despite having five years to gather material, New Mexico failed to find more than one other instance of a data breach.
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Mexico → claim → breach
A Meta spokesperson told CBS News the company disagreed with the jury's verdict and will continue to defend "against efforts to distort our records."
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company → tell → records
The company also noted that free speech issues "featured very prominently" in the case.
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issues → note → case
"We have a First Amendment right to manage those platforms in a way we believe best serves the interests of our community," the spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → have → community
"This means prioritizing free speech, protecting our users' information and giving them control over their data."
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This → mean → data
Meta agreed in August to
to settle the multistate lawsuit surrounding child safety issues.
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Meta → agree → issues
Buried in the 130-page settlement was an agreement to release Meta from future liability related to the Cambridge Analytica privacy breach, making New Mexico the only state to pursue a case.
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Mexico → bury → case
Florida was the only other state that did not sign the settlement, saying it was not tough enough on Meta.
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it → sign → Meta
Also this year, New Mexico won judgments totaling $942 million from Meta in a two-phase trial about the company's safety protections for minors.
asserted
Mexico → win → minors
Furthermore, the court ordered Meta to implement new safeguards, including age-verification technology and time limits on its platforms.
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court → order → platforms
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