Facebook hit with $5b fine over privacy violations
July 13, 2019
3:18 am
The US Federal Trade Commission has voted to approve a fine of about five billion dollars for Facebook over privacy violations, according to a report.
It comes after an FTC investigation into allegations that the social media platform inappropriately shared the information of 87 million users with Cambridge Analytica.
Cambridge Analytica, a British political consulting firm, is now closed.
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The Wall Street Journal reported that the vote was 3-2 along party lines, with Republicans in support and Democrats in opposition to the fine.
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