UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. FACEBOOK, INC.

  1. July 26, 2019

    Privacy Group Challenges Facebook's $5B FTC Deal

    A privacy advocacy group moved to intervene in and challenge the $5 billion consent decree unveiled Wednesday between Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission, urging a D.C. federal court Friday to hold hearings on the fairness of the proposed deal.

  2. July 24, 2019

    Facebook To Pay Record $5B FTC Fine For Privacy Breaches

    Facebook has agreed to pay a historic $5 billion penalty and set up a board-level committee to oversee its privacy efforts in order to resolve the Federal Trade Commission's probe into a string of data misuse scandals, the commission announced Wednesday.