Meta has repeatedly violated its privacy promises, the FTC said Wednesday, opening an administrative case seeking to bar the social media company from launching new products without an independent privacy review.
Meta paid a record $5 billion fine in 2019 for privacy violations, entering into a settlement that increased the responsibility of the company’s board to protect user data.
Still, the FTC claims that Meta has continued to violate the law by allowing third-party developers to access user data and misrepresenting to parents the level of control over kids’ communications in its Messenger Kids app.
The administrative proceeding will take …
