Facebook Lawsuit

Judge urges Facebook to disclose app data for Massachusetts' investigation of its privacy practices

Facebook is asked to handover material about apps that it is suspected may have misused customer data.

Facebook sued by four companies for alleged anti-competitive conduct in US federal court

Facebook is accused of inappropriately revoking developer access to its platform in order to harm prospective competitors.

Facebook corrects user's post under pressure as Singapore government calls it fake news

Facebook often blocks content that governments allege violate local laws according to the company’s 'transparency report.'

Facebook could pay up to $365K fine if it doesn't comply with Singapore govt order

The government said that it had issued an order requiring Facebook "to publish a correction notice."

Facebook sued for discriminating on the basis of gender, age for financial service ads

The complaint was filed seven months after Facebook agreed to overhaul its targeted ad system.

Facebook to face $35 billion class-action lawsuit over misuse of facial recognition data

The lawsuit began in 2015 when Illinois users accused Facebook of violating that state's Biometric Information Privacy Act in collecting biometric data.

Facebook has set aside $3 billion to cover privacy settlements with US regulators

A settlement of between $3 billion and $5 billion would be the largest civil penalty ever.

Facebook sues two Ukrainians who allegedly used quizzes to steal user data for ads

Facebook claims that the two individuals used quiz apps to scoop up private data from 63,000 users.

Facebook shares tank amid reports of it sharing user data with third-party apps

Facebook's stock fell 7.25%, its biggest intraday drop since July, taking losses for the year to about 24%.

Facebook responds to lawsuit, says sex-trafficking 'not allowed' on platform

The lawsuit accusing Facebook of not doing enough to protect users from human traffickers.