Meta to settle Cambridge Analytica case for $725m Facebook owner Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $725m to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge … Business • 23 Dec 22
Trump's 2016 campaign team accused of voter suppression Donald Trump's digital campaign team allegedly tried to dissuade millions of African Americans from voting in the 2016 US presidential election, according to an investigation … Donald Trump • 29 Sep 20
Facebook to pay UK fine over Cambridge Analytica case Facebook has agreed to pay a £500,000 fine for breaches of data protection law related to the harvesting of data by consultancy Cambridge Analytica, Britain's … Business • 30 Oct 19
Online safety a big priority for Facebook - Sandberg The chief operating officer of Facebook has admitted the social network has more work to do to ensure the safety of those using the platform. Ireland • 21 Jan 19
Facebook shares drop as data privacy fallout spreads Facebook shares sank last night as concerns about its ability to safeguard user data sparked a government lawsuit, criticism in the US Congress and a … Business • 20 Dec 18
Facebook bans personality app in data privacy probe Facebook has suspended more than 400 of thousands of applications it has investigated to determine whether people's personal information was being improperly shared. Facebook • 23 Aug 18
Facebook shares slump 20% as user growth cools Facebook shares dived nearly 20% in opening trade on Wall Street today after it signalled it expects weaker growth. Business • 26 Jul 18
Facebook probes if data firm violated policies - report Facebook has suspended a Boston analytics firm from its site and says it is investigating whether the company's contracts with the US government and a … Facebook • 21 Jul 18
UK regulator to fine Facebook over data breaches The UK information regulator has said she intends to fine Facebook for breaches of data protection law as her office investigates how millions of users' … Business • 11 Jul 18
Zuckerberg apologises to EU over Facebook data leak Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to members of the European Parliament for the Cambridge Analytica data breach. World • 22 May 18
Cambridge Analytica files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy Cambridge Analytica, the firm at the centre of this year's Facebook privacy row, filed for voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy in a New York court last … Business • 18 May 18
Facebook chief Zuckerberg to appear before MEPs Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will appear before members of the European Parliament to answer questions about the improper use of data of 87 million Facebook … Facebook • 17 May 18
Closure of Cambridge Analytica announced Cambridge Analytica, the firm at the centre of the Facebook data-sharing controversy, is to shut down, the company has announced. Cambridge Analytica • 04 May 18
Facebook announces Clear History tool Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has described 2018 as an "intense year" for the social network, but promised to take a "broader view" of the company's … Business • 02 May 18
Facebook use here 'steady' despite data scandal Facebook use here has remained steady in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica affair. News • 26 Apr 18
PwC cleared Facebook's privacy practices in leak period Facebook's privacy practices were cleared by auditing firm PwC in an assessment completed last year of the period in which data analytics consultancy Cambridge Analytica … Business • 20 Apr 18
Facebook executive apologises over recent data scandal A senior Facebook executive has apologised at an Oireachtas Committee for the company's role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Ireland • 18 Apr 18
Five questions US Congress should ask Mark Zuckerberg Facebook founder, chief executive and chairman Mark Zuckerberg will begin two days of answering questions in front of US legislators later today. Facebook • 10 Apr 18
ODPC warns high number of Irish users' data harvested The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has warned that the number of Irish and EU-wide users of Facebook that will have had data "harvested" … Facebook • 06 Apr 18
87 million users may have been hit by Facebook scandal Facebook has said that the personal information of up to 87 million users may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, up from … Facebook • 05 Apr 18
Facebook to give users more control over personal info Facebook today announced a series of changes to give users more control over their data, after a huge data scandal which has wiped more than … Business • 28 Mar 18
Germany promises 'strict' regulations for Facebook Misuse of data by Facebook means it will in future be bound by stricter regulations and the threat of tougher penalties for further privacy violations, … Business • 26 Mar 18
Zuckerberg apologises for data scandal in UK adverts Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has taken out full-page ads in almost all of Britain's national newspapers to apologise for a huge data privacy scandal. technology • 26 Mar 18
Overnight search of Cambridge Analytica's London office Enforcement officers for the UK's Information Commissioner spent nearly seven hours searching Cambridge Analytica's central London premises overnight. UK • 24 Mar 18
UK investigators search Cambridge Analytica offices Investigators from Britain's data watchdog have searched the London offices of Cambridge Analytica, the data analytics firm at the centre of a storm over allegations … World • 23 Mar 18
