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Facebook Faces a Big Penalty, but Regulators Are Split Over How Big

May 3, 2019

Facebook’s announcement in late April that it had set aside $3 billion to $5 billion to settle claims that it mishandled users’ personal data suggested a strong consensus by federal regulators that the social media giant needed to be held accountable. From The New York Times

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United States
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