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United States of America: Filed Meta’s appeal against the Federal Trade Commission's order prohibiting Meta services from monetising data from users under 18

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Filed Meta’s appeal against the Federal Trade Commission's order prohibiting Meta services from monetising data from users under 18

On 31 May 2023, the Meta filed an appeal against the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) stipulated order. Meta argues that the court retains exclusive jurisdiction over the stipulated order and that the FTC exceeded its regulatory authority to modify …

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2019-07-24
in force

On 24 July 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fined Facebook with a USD 5 billion penalty for…

2023-05-03
under investigation

On 3 May 2023, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued proposed changes to the 2020…

2023-05-31
under appeal

On 31 May 2023, the Meta filed an appeal against the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) stipulated or…

2023-11-27
in force

On 27 November 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia rejected Meta's …

2023-11-29
under appeal

On 29 November 2023, Meta filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding its …

2024-03-12
under investigation

On 12 March 2024, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied Meta’s request f…

2024-03-14
under investigation

On 14 March 2024, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denied Meta’s reque…