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Facebook privacy practices the focus of $8 billion trial targeting Zuckerberg

CNN  —  An $8 billion trial by Meta Platforms shareholders against Mark Zuckerberg and other current and former company leaders kicks off on Wednesday over claims that they illegally harvested the data of Facebook users in violation of a 2012 agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission. Jeffrey Zients, White House chief of staff under …

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Egypt Independent July 17, 2025

Facebook enables gender discrimination in job ads, European human rights body rules

Editor’s Note: This story is part of ‘Systems Error’, a series by CNN’s As Equals, investigating how your gender shapes your life online. For information about how CNN As Equals is funded and more, check out our FAQs. A European human rights body has ruled that Facebook’s algorithm shows gender bias when promoting job advertisements, …

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Egypt Independent March 4, 2025

Facebook inflicted ‘lifelong trauma’ on Kenyan content moderators, campaigners say, as more than 140 are diagnosed with PTSD

CNN  —  Campaigners have accused Facebook parent Meta of inflicting “potentially lifelong trauma” on hundreds of content moderators in Kenya, after more than 140 were diagnosed with PTSD and other mental health conditions. The diagnoses were made by Dr. Ian Kanyanya, the head of mental health services at Kenyatta National hospital in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, …

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Egypt Independent December 23, 2024

Europe fines Meta $840 million over ‘abusive’ practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace

The European Union has fined Meta Platforms €798 million ($840 million) over what it called abusive practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace. “The European Commission has fined Meta … for breaching EU antitrust rules by tying its online classified ads service Facebook Marketplace to its personal social network Facebook and by imposing unfair trading conditions on other …

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Egypt Independent November 17, 2024

Facebook and Instagram probed over fears they may be too addictive for children

London CNN  —  The European Union is worried that Meta is failing to protect children on its platforms, Facebook and Instagram, and has launched a formal investigation that could result in a hefty fine. The probe is the latest evidence that regulators are increasingly focussing on the harmful impact of Meta’s platforms — and other …

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Egypt Independent May 18, 2024