Facebook Lawsuit Accuses Meta Platforms of Secretly Tracking GEDmatch Users’ DNA Data
May 16, 2024 A consumer alleges in a class action lawsuit that Meta Platforms illegally intercepted protected genetic data she provided to GEDmatch.com.
May 16, 2024 A consumer alleges in a class action lawsuit that Meta Platforms illegally intercepted protected genetic data she provided to GEDmatch.com.
October 23, 2023 A class action claims Santa Clara Valley Medical Center secretly transmits the private data of website visitors to Facebook and other third parties without consent.
September 19, 2023 A class action alleges Meta Platforms has secretly tracked North Carolina residents’ communications with the payment portal for the state’s Dept. of Motor Vehicles.
February 3, 2023 A class action alleges GoodRx has secretly shared consumer medical information with Google, Meta, Criteo and other major social media and advertising companies.
September 20, 2022 A class action alleges Meta injects hidden JavaScript code into external websites to work around an April 2021 Apple iOS privacy update.
August 10, 2022 UCSF Medical Center and Dignity Health Medical Foundation face a class action over their alleged use of a Meta (Facebook) tracking pixel on their respective patient portal websites.
July 11, 2022 A class action alleges Meta Platforms has made false and misleading statements with regard to how many people see the digital ads sold by the company.
May 24, 2022 A class action alleges Meta Platforms, formerly Facebook, has discriminated against U.S. citizens, green card holders and others by preferring to hire visa-dependent workers who the company can pay less.
April 26, 2022 An independent Florida artist alleges Meta Platforms has let copyright infringement run rampant on Facebook to boost the platform’s ad revenue.
April 21, 2022 A class action alleges Meta Platforms has run afoul of a federal privacy law by “broadcast[ing]” certain personally identifiable information of consumers who watch content on Facebook Live.
March 23, 2022 A class action alleges Meta Platforms has unlawfully allowed third parties to embed copyrighted photos and videos from certain Facebook accounts without permission to do so.
March 11, 2022 A class action alleges Meta Platforms failed to share with investors the extent to which new Apple iOS privacy protections would harm the social media platform’s advertising business.
February 24, 2022 A class action alleges Meta Platforms has colluded with OnlyFans to “blacklist” from social media advertising adult entertainment performers who work with the subscription site’s competitors.
January 6, 2022 A class action alleges the introduction of Facebook to Myanmar has materially contributed to the development and spread of anti-Rohingya hate speech, misinformation and the incitement of extreme violence against the Muslim minority group.
November 24, 2021 Meta Platforms faces a class action over its alleged failure to disclose to investors the results of internal studies that indicated Instagram use was harmful to teenage users.
November 17, 2021 A class action alleges Meta has falsely touted its ability and commitment to prevent the spread of misinformation, criminal activity and other toxic content while concealing its alleged dependence on that content.