Whistleblower explains how Cambridge Analytica ‘exploited’ Facebook Richard Lawler @Rjcc Last night Facebook announced bans against Cambridge Analytica, its parent company and several individuals for allegedly sharing and keeping data that they had promised to delete. This data reportedly included information siphoned from hundreds of thousands of Amazon Mechanical Turkers who were paid to use … Continue reading Meta settles Cambridge Analytica class-action lawsuit for $725 million
Ireland’s data privacy board punishes Meta for effectively forcing users to accept targeted ads. Kim Davis on January 4, 2023 The Irish data privacy board has imposed a fine of 390 million Euros ($ 414 million) on Meta over advertising practices that are illegal under European Union law. Because Meta’s European operations are based in … Continue reading EU hits Meta with $414m fine over advertising practices
Second time company has settled a federal lawsuit about advertising bias. Constantine von Hoffman on June 22, 2022 Facebook’s parent company Meta will revamp its targeted advertising system following accusations it allowed landlords to run discriminatory ads. This is part of a sweeping settlement to a Fair Housing Act lawsuit announced Tuesday by the U.S. … Continue reading Facebook agrees to revamp adtech over discrimination charges
Facebook issues $397 checks to Illinois residents as part of class-action lawsuit The social media giant agreed to settle a lawsuit over its use of facial recognition. A. Khalid @askhalid May 18th, 2022 Dado Ruvic / reuters More than a million Illinois residents will receive a $397 settlement payment from Facebook this week, thanks to … Continue reading Facebook issues $397 checks to Illinois residents as part of class-action lawsuit
