Meta sues FTC over child data dispute, claiming ‘unconstitutional authority’
Meta is suing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over a child data dispute, claiming that recent restrictions on a 2020 settlement demonstrated “unconstitutional authority.”
The lawsuit, filed late Wednesday, is largely based on the FTC imposing additional restrictions on a 2020 privacy order issued to Meta by the FTC over the use of child data. The initial order required the company to pay $5 billion and expand its privacy program.
In May, the FTC alleged Meta violated childrens’ online privacy rules over…