Meta Still Subject to Consumer Lawsuits for Breach of Data Protection Rules, EU Regulator Says

Meta Still Subject to Consumer Lawsuits for Breach of Data Protection Rules, EU Regulator Says
A pedestrian walks in front of the new 'Meta' logo in front of Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Oct. 28, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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The European Union’s top court said Meta Platforms Inc. is still subject to consumer group lawsuits for possible violations of data protection rules, Bloomberg reports.

In a dispute between the Federation of German Consumer Organizations and Meta’s Facebook, Germany’s top civil court sought the EU tribunal’s guidance on whether lawsuits to protect consumers from Big Tech were still possible under GDPR.