Meta Sues FTC to Block New Privacy Restrictions Involving Children’s Data

The FTC alleges that Facebook failed to commit to a 2020 privacy agreement, while misleading parents about the privacy of their kids.

A person uses a smartphone to watch Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveil the META logo in Los Angeles on Oct. 28, 2021. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is suing the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a bid to block the agency from expanding a 2020 privacy order.

In May, the FTC alleged that Meta had failed to comply with a 2020 privacy order and proposed expanding its scope to prohibit the company from monetizing the data of children and teens. On Nov. 27, a Washington federal court ruled that FTC can move ahead with modifying the order.