Supreme Court Will Consider Meta’s Bid to End Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit

June 10th, 8:00 PM EDT

By NEWSnet Digital Team

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WASHINGTON (NEWSnet/AP) — U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will consider ceasing a class action investors' lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from a privacy scandal involving Cambridge Analtyica.

The justices agreed to hear Meta's appeal of a lower-court ruling that allowed the action to proceed. Investors allege Meta did not disclose risk that Facebook users’ information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica.

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Cambridge Analytica had ties to Stephen Bannon, a strategist for Donald Trump. It had paid a Facebook app developer for access to personal information of 87 million Facebook users. That data was used to target voters during the 2016 campaign.

Meta already has paid a $5.1 billion fine and reached a $725 million privacy settlement with users.

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