Tonya Riley and Katie Arcieri report: Meta Platforms Inc.‘s latest salvo targeting the US Federal Trade Commission is also the latest to challenge a federal agency’s enforcement actions by questioning the constitutionality of its structure. Meta sued the FTC on Thursday, asking for an immediate halt on the commission’s efforts to modify their 2020 privacy settlement. The…
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Cyber Command, NSA nominee now double-blocked
Martin Matishak reports: A senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee is vowing to block a vote to confirm President Joe Biden’s pick to helm U.S. Cyber Command and National Security Agency until he receives more details about a controversial surveillance practice. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) pledged Thursday to object to Air Force Lt. Gen….
Meta Sues to Halt FTC Privacy Move, Challenging In-House Trials
Sabrina Willmer and Leah Nylen report: Meta Platforms Inc. sued the US Federal Trade Commission claiming its in-house trials violate the Constitution and asked a court to immediately halt the agency’s bid to change a 2020 privacy settlement. The social networking giant filed the suit in Washington federal court seeking a halt to FTC proceedings related to Meta’s…
Social media under scrutiny as data privacy regulation, fines ramp up
Kris Cooper reports: A combined $7.7bn worth of regulatory fines for breaching data privacy laws over ad-targeting practices has been handed out to Alphabet, Amazon, Byte Dance and Meta since the start of 2023, according to a new report. GlobalData’s Thematic Intelligence: Social Media report explores key technological, macroeconomic and regulatory trends within the social media industry. It…