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Confirmed: Facebook hit with $5bn FTC fine - but is now facing a new FTC investigation

25 July 2019 • 2 min read

In addition to the $5bn fine and changes to its corporate structure, Facebook is also facing two US antitrust investigations

Facebook's $5 billion fine from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), levied after it egregiously violated the terms of a 2012 order from the FTC, has been confirmed. However, the company is no...

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