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SCOTUS Spurns Facebook’s Appeal in User Tracking Lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away Facebook Inc's bid to pare back a $15 billion class action lawsuit accusing the company of illegally tracking the activities of internet users even when ...
Facebook Confronted With New UK Class Action Over Data Harvesting Scandal
Facebook is facing a second London High Court class action over allegations it failed to protect the personal details of about one million people in England and Wales, in the latest lawsuit to spring ...
Facebook Risks Losing Instagram, WhatsApp Over U.S., State Antitrust Lawsuits
Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state filed lawsuits against the social media company, ...
U.S. Justice Dept. Alleges Facebook Discriminates Against U.S. Workers
The U.S. Justice Department accused Facebook Inc on Thursday of discriminating against U.S. workers, saying in a new lawsuit the social media giant has given hiring preferences to temporary workers, ...
U.S. States Reportedly Plan to Sue Facebook Over Alleged Antitrust Violations
A group of U.S. states led by New York is investigating Facebook Inc for possible antitrust violations and plans to file a lawsuit against the social media giant next week, four sources familiar with ...
Facebook Risks UK Legal Action in Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook Inc. risks being dragged into a UK legal dispute involving almost 1 million British users affected by the Cambridge Analytica scandal, two years after revelations about the misuse of private ...
Senators Propose Targeted Approach to Reform Internet Liability
Two U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced legislation to reform part of a federal law that largely exempts tech platforms such as Facebook and Twitter from legal liability for the material their ...
Privacy Lawsuit Revived Against Facebook Over User Tracking
A federal appeals court on Thursday revived nationwide litigation accusing Facebook Inc of violating users' privacy rights by tracking their internet activity even after they logged out of the social ...