July 30, 2024 Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement with Texas over privacy violations Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton brought the suit against Meta in February 2022 for unlawfully capturing Texas users’ biometric data without obtaining their informed consent as required by law. BY Jessica Bursztynsky Meta agreed to a record $ 1.4 billion settlement with … Continue reading Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement with Texas over privacy violations
Meta rolls back restrictions on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts The social media giant says it decided to lift the guardrails so both presidential candidates could speak equally on its platforms. danny gallagher Updated Sat, Jul 13, 2024 The Washington Post via Getty Images Meta, the parent company of social media platforms such … Continue reading Meta rolls back restrictions on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts
EU could soon charge Meta over ‘pay or consent’ model Sophie Atkinson Tech Journalist The European Union is set to charge Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, with breaking its landmark Digital Markets Act. The Financial Times on Monday (July 1) citeds people with direct knowledge of the matter with preliminary findings … Continue reading EU could soon charge Meta over ‘pay or consent’ model
Meta and Activision face lawsuit by families of Uvalde school shooting victims The companies exposed the shooter to the weapon he used, the lawsuit alleged. mariella moon Sat, May 25, 2024 Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images The families of the shooting victims at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas have sued Call of … Continue reading Meta and Activision face lawsuit by families of Uvalde school shooting victims
May 06, 2024 A lawsuit against Meta wants to give users an external tool to control their Facebook feed A University of Massachusetts professor is behind the lawsuit and wants to release the browser extension. BY Associated Press Do social media users have the right to control what they see—or don’t see—on their feeds? A … Continue reading A lawsuit against Meta wants to give users an external tool to control their Facebook feed
A researcher is suing Meta for the right to ‘turn off’ Facebook’s news feed If successful, he’ll release a browser extension called “Unfollow Everything 2.0.” karissa bell Thu, May 2, 2024 NurPhoto via Getty Images Facebook’s News Feed algorithm has long been at the center of debates about some of Meta’s biggest problems. It’s … Continue reading A researcher is suing Meta for the right to ‘turn off’ Facebook’s news feed
Mark Zuckerberg fights personal liability in Meta lawsuits Charlotte Colombo Freelance Journalist Mark Zuckerberg fights personal liability lawsuit In a February 23 court appearance, Meta giant Mark Zuckerberg is set to try to skirt personal liability in dozens of lawsuits, according to Bloomberg. This is despite his being directly named in numerous court … Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg fights personal liability in Meta lawsuits
How GDPR is affecting the games you love The gaming industry had to comply with the EU’s privacy rules, too. David Lumb Getty Images How GDPR is affecting the games you love The tech world has been bracing for a new set of European privacy rules that How GDPR is affecting … Continue reading Facebook and Instagram may offer paid, ad-free plans in Europe to sate EU privacy concerns
‘Undesirable’ Facebook content has prompted legal action from Malaysia against Meta Deanna Ritchie / Jun 23, 2023 The government of Malaysia has threatened to file a lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, for failing to remove illegal or inappropriate material from Facebook. The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is worried about hate … Continue reading ‘Undesirable’ Facebook content has prompted legal action from Malaysia against Meta
Meta has five months to put in place measures to halt future data transfers and six months to end U.S. storage of the data it already has. Constantine von Hoffman on May 22, 2023 The European Union fined Meta $ 1.3 billion on Monday saying Facebook’s parent company broke the bloc’s laws by transferring E.U. … Continue reading EU fines Facebook $1.3 billion for privacy violations
