Facebook-parent Meta agrees to pay $1.4 billion fine to Texas, here’s why

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to Texas. According to a report by Reuters, the US state has filed a lawsuit against the Facebook-parent accusing it of illegally using facial-recognition technology to collect biometric data of millions of Texans without their consent. As per the report, the terms of the settlement mark the largest accord ever by any single state.