Published 8 months ago

Meta sues FTC over child data dispute, claiming ‘unconstitutional authority’

Meta has sued the Federal Trade Commission to prevent the reopening of a $5 billion privacy settlement and to continue monetizing kids' data on apps like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Meta argues that the FTC's proceeding is an unconstitutional abuse of power, with the agency acting as both prosecutor and judge.
The lawsuit seeks to halt the FTC's proceeding and block new restrictions on Meta, including the prohibition of monetizing data from users under 18.

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Reuters

Meta asks appeals court to tell FTC it cannot reopen privacy case

Meta Platforms , which owns WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook, filed a lawsuit asking an appeals court to stop the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from unilaterally re-opening a consent agreement and ordering the social media giant to stop collecting revenue on data from people under age 18.

8 months ago·United Kingdom

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Facebook parent Meta sues FTC claiming 'unconstitutional authority' in child privacy case

MENLO PARK, Calif. — The parent company of Instagram and Facebook has sued the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to stop the agency from reopening a 2020 privacy settlement

8 months ago·United States

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abc News

Facebook parent Meta sues the FTC claiming 'unconstitutional authority' in child privacy case

The parent company of Instagram and Facebook has sued the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to stop the agency from reopening a 2020 privacy settlement with the company that would prohibit it from profiting from data it collects on users under 18

8 months ago·United States

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Meta sues FTC to block tough new restrictions on kids’ data

By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Instagram-parent Meta has sued the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to prevent regulators from reopening the company’s landmark $5 billion privacy settlement from 2020 and and from banning the social media giant from monetizing the user data of children. Thursday’s lawsuit in Washington federal court calls for a halt to the FTC’s proceeding, arguing that it is an unconstitutional abuse of government po…

8 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Channel News Asia

Meta asks appeals court to tell FTC it cannot reopen privacy case

WASHINGTON : Meta Platforms, which owns WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook, filed a lawsuit asking an appeals court to stop the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from unilaterally re-opening a consent agreement and ordering the social media giant to stop collecting revenue on data from people under age 18.The d

8 months ago·Singapore

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Facebook parent Meta sues the FTC claiming 'unconstitutional authority' in child privacy case

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — The parent company of Instagram and Facebook has sued the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to stop the agency from reopening a 2020 privacy settlement with the company that would prohibit it from profiting from data it collects on users under 18. In a lawsuit filed late Wednesday in federal court in Washington, D.C., Meta Platforms says it is challenging what it calls the structurally unconstitutional authority” d…

8 months ago·Panama City, United States

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