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Nearly a decade after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, New Mexico alone is taking Facebook to trial

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Nearly a decade after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, New Mexico alone is taking Facebook to trial
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By MIKELLA SCHUETTLER, Associated Press/Report for America
Attorneys representing the state of New Mexico told jurors that targeted political ads, attempting to lower Democratic turnout during the 2016 election, used Facebook data sold to a political consulting firm, during opening statements in a trial over the platform’s data protections.
Facebook’s attorney said the social media company investigated suspicious third-party apps following the breach and told jurors the state’s

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