Meta Loses Bid to Push FTC Into Court on Privacy Deal
- Meta, under FTC order on privacy, sought federal court review
- Agency opened proceeding on alleged new privacy violations
The judge ruled that the federal court didn’t have jurisdiction over the FTC settlement with the company.
Photographer: Michael Nagle/BloombergThis article is for subscribers only.
The US Federal Trade Commission can move forward with revisions to Meta Platforms Inc.’s 2020 privacy settlement after a judge denied the social network’s bid to force the agency into court.
US District Judge Timothy Kelly in Washington ruled Monday that the federal court didn’t have jurisdiction over the FTC settlement with the parent company of Facebook and Instagram.