US regulator threatens Facebook over privacy violations

Washington (AFP) May 3, 2023

The top US data privacy regulator on Wednesday accused Facebook-owner Meta of violating its commitments on data privacy and threatened to sanction it heavily if it didn't comply. The Washington-based Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said an independent investigation has found "several gaps and weaknesses in Facebook's privacy program" that posed "substantial risks to the public." The FTC's