Meta Files Lawsuit Against FTC to Block New Privacy Restrictions

The social media giant argues the FTC's in-house courts are unconstitutional and violate due process, in a bid to prevent a ban on monetizing data from users under 18.

Meta has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), claiming the agency's in-house courts are unconstitutional and violate due process protections.
The lawsuit is an attempt to prevent the FTC from imposing new restrictions on Meta, including a ban on monetizing data from users under the age of 18.
The FTC had accused Meta of failing to follow the agency’s 2020 privacy order, alleging that Meta misrepresented the access some app developers had to private user data and misled parents about their means of controlling their children’s communications through the Messenger Kids app.
Meta's stock is trading down more than 2.5% following the announcement of the lawsuit.
Several lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., have criticized Meta's lawsuit, calling it a baseless attempt to avoid accountability.