New Mexico, the only US state taking the Cambridge Analytica case to trial, accused Meta of failing to protect Facebook user data in its opening statements (Mikella Schuettler/Associated Press)

New Mexico is the sole U.S. state pursuing a trial over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, alleging that Meta failed to safeguard Facebook users’ personal data. In its opening statements, the state asserts that Meta’s negligence allowed the massive data breach that fueled political profiling.