Australia: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner announced launch of AUD 50 million payment program as part of Meta’s settlement agreement reached in Cambridge Analytica case

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Office of the Australian Information Commissioner announced launch of AUD 50 million payment program as part of Meta’s settlement agreement reached in Cambridge Analytica case

On 26 June 2025, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) announced that Meta Platforms opened registrations for a AUD 50 million payment program established under the enforceable undertaking accepted by the Australian Informatio…

Scope

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

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2018-04-05
under deliberation

On 5 April 2018, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) initiated an investig…

2020-03-09
under investigation

On 9 March 2020, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) commenced Civil Penal…

2023-03-07
under investigation

On 7 March 2023, the Full Court of the High Court of Australia issued a decision to revoke Facebook…

2023-06-02
under investigation

On 2 June 2023, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) filed an Amended State…

2024-12-17
under investigation

On 17 December 2024, the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) reached a settlement agreement …

2025-06-26
under investigation

On 26 June 2025, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) announced that Meta P…