META PLATFORMS, INC. v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION et al
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May 17, 2024
Industry Emboldened After Justices Galvanize Agency Attacks
In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court said "extraordinary" and "far-reaching" attacks on administrative enforcers can skip agency tribunals and go straight to federal district court, ambitious challenges to regulatory powers are rapidly gaining traction, and the high court is poised to put them on an even firmer footing.
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April 15, 2024
Meta, FTC Pause Constitutionality Fight For High Court Ruling
Meta and the Federal Trade Commission agreed Monday to pause Meta's challenge of FTC changes to a 2020 settlement over user privacy until the U.S. Supreme Court issues a ruling on a similar case involving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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March 15, 2024
Meta Can't Block FTC Plans To Stop Kids' Data Monetization
Meta filed its second appeal Friday after suffering another D.C. federal court loss against proposed Federal Trade Commission tweaks to a $5 billion data privacy settlement meant to block its monetization of children's data.
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March 13, 2024
Meta's 'Expense & Annoyance' Not Enough To Stop FTC Tweak
A D.C. Circuit panel refused late Tuesday to temporarily block proposed Federal Trade Commission tweaks to a $5 billion data privacy settlement aimed at blocking Meta's monetization of children's data — finding the social media giant has not shown it is likely to succeed in its appeal of the changes, nor that it will suffer irreparable harm.
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March 01, 2024
'We Don't Know If They Prejudged Meta,' Judge Says Of FTC
The D.C. federal judge handling Meta's case attacking the Federal Trade Commission's constitutionality and its efforts to reopen a 2020 privacy settlement balked Friday at preliminarily stopping the agency from banning the monetization of children's data.
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January 01, 2024
Cybersecurity & Privacy Cases To Watch In 2024
Litigation accusing tech giants, healthcare companies, retailers and other website operators of unlawfully tracking users' activities is expected to continue to occupy the spotlight in 2024, in addition to a constitutional challenge being mounted by Facebook's parent company to the Federal Trade Commission's enforcement authority and an ongoing flood of biometric privacy suits that could be joined by a similar influx of health privacy disputes.
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December 14, 2023
FTC Wants Meta's Constitutionality Lawsuit Tossed
The Federal Trade Commission has told a D.C. federal court that Meta Platforms Inc. never contested the commission's in-house proceedings before, including when it agreed to a $5 billion privacy settlement, and said its constitutional claims against the agency should be tossed.
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November 30, 2023
Meta Attacks FTC Court Amid Spat Over Child Data Settlement
Meta Platforms Inc. went on the offensive against the Federal Trade Commission after a D.C. federal judge refused to block additional mandates on the company under a $5 billion privacy settlement, in the most direct challenge to the FTC's constitutionality since it dropped a high-profile merger case.