A New Mexico jury found Facebook, owned by Meta Platforms, liable for deceiving users about privacy protections and the Cambridge Analytica data breach, finding more than 43 million violations of the state's consumer-protection law. The judge will determine penalties at an Oct. 1 hearing, after state lawyers sought the maximum $5,000 per violation, an amount that could exceed $200 billion. The two-week Santa Fe trial centered on Facebook's statements about data collected through a third-party personality quiz, which harvested information from roughly 87 million profiles and sold it to political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. The firm worked for Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. Jurors also found Facebook misled the public about its investigations of third-party app developers after the scandal. Jurors rejected New Mexico's separate claim that Facebook made false statements about removing harmful content, including COVID-19 misinformation. Meta disputed the privacy verdict and said it would continue its defense, while maintaining that it has changed policies since the state filed its 2021 lawsuit. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said any award would be directed to the state's education system. The state is also seeking an injunction against similar conduct. The verdict follows New Mexico judgments totaling $942 million over Meta's protections for minors and a multistate child-safety settlement that included a release of future Cambridge Analytica-related claims for participating states.