Meta Platforms, Inc. v. Social Data Trading Ltd.

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Case Number:

3:21-cv-09807

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Judge:

Charles R. Breyer

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  1. December 08, 2022

    Meta Scores $365K Default Win In Suit Over Data Scraping

    A California federal court on Thursday handed Meta a default victory in its suit accusing a Hong Kong social media data company of using bots to illicitly scrape account profiles from websites, including from Instagram, awarding Meta $365,000 in attorney fees after the Hong Kong company failed to fight the case.

  2. December 20, 2021

    Meta Says Data Merchant Scraped Profiles Without Permission

    Meta on Monday accused a Hong Kong social media data company of using bots to illicitly scrape account profiles from various websites, including those from more than 90 million Instagram users, before selling that data, according to a suit filed in California federal court.