Meta will pay Texas $1.4B in settlement over facial recognition software

Meta will pay Texas $1.4B in settlement over facial recognition software

Meta agrees to pay the state of Texas $1.4 billion over five years, and the first payment of $500 million is due in the next month, according to a court filing.

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