UK mass action against Facebook over market dominance rejected - for now

Allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to monetise users' personal data.
23 February 2023
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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 data.

However, a London tribunal gave the proposed claimants' lawyers up to six months to "have another go" at establishing any alleged losses by users.

Meta Platforms, the parent company of the Facebook group, faces a mass action brought on behalf of around 45 million Facebook users in Britain.

- CyberBeat

 

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