Mark your calendar for Mediaweek, October 29-30 in New York City. We’ll unpack the biggest shifts shaping the future of media—from tv to retail media to tech—and how marketers can prep to stay ahead. Register with early-bird rates before sale ends!
“We acknowledge no wrongdoing, but here’s $725 million.”
Meta proposed a settlement late Thursday to a 2018 lawsuit over elevations that now-defunct British political consulting outfit Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained access to user data from roughly 87 million people on the platform.
This suit is separate from then-Facebook’s $5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over the same matter.
The lawsuit settlement is subject to the approval of a federal judge in San Francisco, and a hearing is set for March 2.
Meta
WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.
Subscribe today!
To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber
Already a member? Sign in