Why “Mexico” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
> But not for this, not unless someone willfully signed off on a lie. From the judgement: “The extraordinary number of willful violations found by the jury, the duration and rep…
by layer8 · Oct 21, 2026
The judgement here was for violation of civil law, not criminal law. If New Mexico would have gone after the executives, the result would have been a much smaller fine, not jail…
by seizethecheese · Oct 21, 2026
Just waiting for the orange one to say New Mexico is socialist and change the name because we cant have a state named after illegals.
by MiroslavPokorny · Oct 21, 2026
Meta will surely appeal, and will likely get the fine reduced to like 10% of that. But for comparison, in the recent multistate settlement over social media addiction by 47 stat…
by notfried · Oct 21, 2026
For those who haven't seen, the New Mexico Attorney General released tapes of the depositions for Zuckerberg [1] and Sandberg [2]. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watc…
by stillpointlab · Oct 21, 2026
Who predicted it would be New Mexico defending the children of the US while seemingly every other state in the country is bought and paid for by pro surveillance capitalism lobb…
by lrvick · Oct 21, 2026
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Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "mexico" over time.
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Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "mexico" over time.
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, bordering the United States of America to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast, while having maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2, and is the thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population around 131 million as of 2025, Mexico is the tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and largest city in Mexico, which ranks among the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Read more on Wikipedia