All the headlines from our Facebook Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 19 2024 // A German court said on Monday that Facebook users whose data was illegally obtained in 2018 and 2019 were eligible for compensation.The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled that the loss of control over one’s data...
Nov 8 2024 // The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Wednesday to consider a bid by Meta’s Facebook to scuttle a federal securities fraud lawsuit brought by shareholders who accused the social media platform of misleading them about the...
Nov 4 2024 // The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider bids by two tech giants โ Meta’s Facebook and Nvidia โ to fend off federal securities fraud lawsuits in separate cases that could make it harder for private litigants to...
Nov 1 2024 // The Philadelphia police department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended for racist and violent social media posts, a federal judge has ruled.U.S. District Judge Wendy...
Jun 10 2024 // The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a bid by Meta’s Facebook to scuttle a private securities fraud lawsuit accusing the social media platform of misleading investors in 2017 and 2018 about the misuse of...
Feb 15 2024 // Facebook must face a collective lawsuit valued at around 3 billion pounds ($3.77 billion) over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to monetise users’ personal data, a London tribunal ruled...
Jan 19 2024 // A Spanish court has ruled a former Facebook moderator’s mental health was damaged by his work reviewing graphic content such as beheadings, in a case that could have implications for how social media firms work with...
Dec 4 2023 // A group representing 83 Spanish media outlets has filed a 550 million euro ($600 million) lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta Platforms, citing unfair competition in the advertising market in a case that could be...
Sep 8 2023 // Lawyers who sued Facebook over user privacy violations are seeking $180 million in attorneys fees โ a sum the judge in the case likened to “Nick Bosa money,” a reference to a $170 million contract the San...
Jul 27 2023 // Two Florida Democratic state senators are hosting webinars this month and next on the state’s property insurance situation.“Homeowners Insurance 101: A Guide for Insurance Coverage,” a series of virtual...
Jul 26 2023 // An Australian court ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay fines totaling A$20 million ($14 million) for collecting user data through a smartphone application advertised as a way to protect privacy without disclosing...
Jul 14 2023 // Tech and social media giants like Facebook, Amazon and Google bear responsibility for radicalizing the Buffalo supermarket shooter, who was fueled by racist conspiracy theories he encountered online, the victim’s...
Jun 13 2023 // A dozen Philadelphia police officers who were fired or suspended for racist and violent social media posts can pursue a lawsuit against the city claiming their First Amendment rights were violated, a federal appeals court...
May 24 2023 // Meta Platforms Inc started carrying out the last batch of a three-part round of layoffs on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter, as part of a plan announced in March to eliminate 10,000 roles.Meta in...
May 11 2023 // A judge ruled Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and other former directors of the social-media company must face claims they turned a blind eye to rampant privacy violations, including allowing a firm hired by Donald...
Mar 16 2023 // A Dutch court hearing a class action lawsuit on Wednesday found that a European subsidiary of Meta, Facebook Ireland, improperly used personal data of Dutch citizens between 2010 and 2020, saying the company had...
Feb 21 2023 // Facebook on Monday temporarily fought off a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to monetise users’ personal...
Feb 10 2023 // Facebook and its outside law firm were ordered to pay almost $1 million in sanctions for deceitfully denying that it shared users’ private information with third parties without permission.The fine is “loose...
Jan 31 2023 // Facebook on Monday asked a London tribunal to block a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to monetize users’...
Dec 27 2022 // Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users’ personal...