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Meta must pay a fine of 1.4 billion US dollars to Texas
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has agreed to make a settlement payment of 1.4 billion US dollars to the US state of Texas. The…
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EU consumer protectors target Meta again
The European Union has launched an investigation into the technology giant Meta to examine the legality of its new “pay or consent” model. This investigation…
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Meta reduces subscription prices for Facebook and Instagram
Social media without advertising. In order to comply with the EU requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Facebook parent company Meta introduced a…
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Meta: Account theft on Facebook and Instagram on the rise
The number of account thefts on Facebook and Instagram is currently exploding. Politicians are now demanding significantly more commitment from tech company Meta to tackle…
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GDPR: Record fine imposed on Meta
The Irish data protection authority has imposed a fine of €1.2 billion on Meta. This is the highest fine ever imposed on the basis of…
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Data Protection Commissioner bans Facebook presence of the German government
A dispute over the German government’s Facebook presence has escalated. Federal Data Protection Commissioner Ulrich Kelber has called on the German government to stop operating…
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London court: Billion-dollar lawsuit against Facebook dismissed
A number of plaintiffs have accused the tech group Meta and Facebook in particular of abusing a dominant market position. However, the class action with…
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Meta: Personal data processed unlawfully
A years-long dispute between Meta, privacy activists, the Irish and other data protection authorities has come to an end: Meta was found to have unlawfully…
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EU Data Protection Committee: Facebook violates the GDPR
The disputes between the EU and the notorious U.S. tech companies don’t seem to be dying down. Currently, there is again a lot of frustration…
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Metaverse: Zuckerberg draws ridicule
The Metaverse has been Mark Zuckerberg’s core project for some time. Not only has he renamed his company from Facebook to Meta, but he has…
