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Meta: child safety settlementTexas settlement requiring Meta to pay over USD 1 billion and change how its platforms protect children.over $1 billionTexas Attorney GeneralSullivan sued v. MetaProposed class action alleging Meta trained Llama on copyrighted works without authorization.N.D. Cal.EU Commission: Meta WhatsApp AI interim measuresThe Commission ordered Meta to restore free access to WhatsApp for rival general-purpose AI assistants while it investigates Meta's policy of excluding AI providers from the WhatsApp Business Solution.European CommissionHobbs sued v. MetaSuit against Meta, Mark Zuckerberg and Meta AI researchers alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted books to train Llama.S.D. N.Y.Texas AG acted against v. Meta and WhatsApp: encryption claimsTexas sued Meta and WhatsApp alleging they misled users about end-to-end encryption and the privacy of WhatsApp messages.Texas Attorney General
Elsevier sued v. MetaAcademic publisher Elsevier alleges Meta downloaded pirated copies of its books and journals to train Llama models.S.D. N.Y.Cognella sued v. MetaAcademic publisher Cognella alleges Meta used pirated copies of its textbooks to train Llama.N.D. Cal.AGCM: Meta AI in WhatsAppItaly's competition authority ordered Meta to suspend WhatsApp Business terms that exclude competing AI chatbots, in an abuse of dominance probe opened over Meta AI's integration into WhatsApp.Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM)
Entrepreneur Media sued v. MetaEntrepreneur Media alleges Meta copied its business books and magazines, including via torrenting, to train Llama models.N.D. Cal.Strike 3 Holdings sued v. MetaAdult film producer Strike 3 Holdings alleges Meta torrented thousands of its videos to use as AI training data.N.D. Cal.DPC fine: Meta, 2018 Facebook breachTwo inquiries into a September 2018 Facebook data breach that affected about 29 million accounts worldwide, around 3 million in the EU/EEA, covering breach notification and data protection by design.EUR 251 millionIrish DPCCCI: Meta WhatsApp privacy policy penaltyThe CCI found WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy forced users to accept expanded data sharing with Meta companies, an abuse of dominance.INR 213.14 croreCompetition Commission of IndiaEU Commission: Meta Facebook Marketplace fineThe Commission found Meta tied its classified ads service Facebook Marketplace to the Facebook social network and imposed unfair trading conditions on competing classified ads providers.EUR 797.72 millionEuropean CommissionBundeskartellamt: Facebook data combination concludedThe case began with the 2019 decision barring Facebook from combining user data across sources without consent, confirmed in principle by Germany's Federal Court of Justice and the CJEU.BundeskartellamtDPC fine: Meta, plaintext passwordsInquiry launched in April 2019 after Meta notified the DPC that it had stored some social media users' passwords in plaintext on internal systems.EUR 91 millionIrish DPCTexas AG acted against v. Meta: facial recognition settlementFirst case under Texas's Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act, over Facebook's facial recognition capture of Texans' biometric data without consent.$1.4 billionTexas Attorney GeneralState AGs sued v. Meta (youth mental health)A coalition of state attorneys general alleges Meta knowingly designed Instagram and Facebook features that harm young users and collected data from children under 13 in violation of COPPA.N.D. Cal.
EU Commission: first DMA gatekeeper designationsThe first designation decisions under the Digital Markets Act gave six companies six months to comply with the DMA obligations for their core platform services.European CommissionDatatilsynet: temporary ban on Meta behavioural adsDatatilsynet found Meta's surveillance-based behavioural advertising on Facebook and Instagram illegal and ordered a temporary ban in Norway.Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet)Kadrey sued v. MetaAuthors, including Sarah Silverman, sued Meta over books used to train Llama. The court ruled for Meta on fair use for training in 2025; claims over torrent distribution continue.N.D. Cal.DPC fine: Meta, EU to US transfersThe largest GDPR fine: Facebook user data sent to the US without adequate protection.EUR 1.2 billionIrish DPCAutorite: Meta ad verification interim measuresThe case followed a complaint by ad verification firm Adloox, which was excluded from Meta's partner program.Autorite de la concurrenceDPC fine: Meta, legal basis for ads (Facebook and Instagram)The DPC found Meta could not rely on its terms of service (contract) as the legal basis for personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram.EUR 390 millionIrish DPCDPC fine: Facebook, data scrapingInquiry opened in April 2021 after a collated dataset of Facebook user data scraped through contact import features appeared online; the DPC found data protection by design failures.EUR 265 millionIrish DPCCMA: Meta/Giphy divestitureAfter a Competition Appeal Tribunal remittal, the CMA again found Meta's purchase of Giphy harmed competition and required Meta to divest it.UK CMAIn re Social Media Adolescent Addiction Litigation (MDL 3047)Personal injury, school district and state claims that Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube designed their platforms to be addictive and harmful to young users.N.D. Cal.DPC fine: Instagram, children's dataInquiry into Instagram's processing of child users' data, including business accounts that published teenagers' contact details and public-by-default settings.EUR 405 millionIrish DPCFTC sued v. Meta (Within)The FTC sought to block Meta's acquisition of Within, maker of the VR fitness app Supernatural, under a potential competition theory.N.D. Cal.In re Meta Pixel Healthcare LitigationPatients allege the Meta Pixel on hospital and health provider websites sent their health information to Meta without consent.N.D. Cal.Bundeskartellamt: Meta 19a designationThe designation lets the Bundeskartellamt prohibit specific practices by Meta under Germany's special rules for large digital companies.BundeskartellamtPlumbers and Steamfitters Local 60 Pension Trust sued v. Meta Platforms, Inc.On March 8, 2022, a putative class action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against us and certain of our directors and officers alleging violations of securities laws in connection with the disclosure of our…N.D. Cal.FTC sued v. MetaThe FTC claimed Meta kept a social networking monopoly by buying Instagram and WhatsApp. After trial the court ruled for Meta; the FTC appealed to the DC Circuit in January 2026.D.D.C.New York sued v. FacebookForty-eight attorneys general alleged Facebook illegally maintained a social networking monopoly by buying Instagram and WhatsApp and restricting app developers.D.D.C.Klein sued v. MetaFacebook users and advertisers allege Meta monopolized social networking and social advertising through deception about data practices and acquisitions of rivals.N.D. Cal.OAIC acted against v. Facebook (Cambridge Analytica, Australia)The Australian Information Commissioner sued Facebook in the Federal Court alleging it disclosed data of about 311,127 Australian users to the This Is Your Digital Life app, exposing it to Cambridge Analytica.Office of the Australian Information CommissionerSEC: Facebook data misuse disclosuresThe SEC charged Facebook with describing user data misuse as a hypothetical risk after Cambridge Analytica had already misused data.$100 millionSECUnited States sued v. Facebook (FTC $5 billion privacy order)DOJ, on behalf of the FTC, charged Facebook with deceiving users about their ability to control the privacy of their data, including in the Cambridge Analytica episode, in violation of a 2012 consent order.$5 billionD.D.C.In re Facebook Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation (Cambridge Analytica MDL)Consolidated consumer class actions over Facebook's sharing of user data with third parties including Cambridge Analytica.$725 millionN.D. Cal.In re Facebook Securities Litigation (Cambridge Analytica)Shareholders allege Facebook described data misuse risks as hypothetical after the Cambridge Analytica misuse had already happened.N.D. Cal.In re Facebook Biometric Information Privacy LitigationIllinois users alleged Facebook's Tag Suggestions feature collected and stored face geometry without the notice and written consent required by the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.$650 millionN.D. Cal.