A lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta on behalf of 45 million people has been given the green light in Great Britain.
The business suitput forward by Dr. Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, claims that Facebook has created access conditions that require significant access to data on non-Facebook platforms such as Instagram.
Meta dismissed this claim and an earlier claim in 2023 as “completely unfounded and we will vigorously defend against it.”
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The claim states that Facebook has abused its market dominance within the social media industry to make access to the platform a ‘take-it-or-leave-it’ offering, as a condition of access requires Facebook’s consent to use ‘off-Facebook’. facts.
As a result, the claim states that Facebook “has caused its UK users to suffer loss and harm, particularly because they have not been adequately compensated for the commercial value of their data collected and monetized by Facebook in relation to their activities outside Facebook’s social media. media site.”
The claim will be heard at the Competition Appeal Tribunal, a specialized body focusing on competition and economic regulation, seeking damages of between $2.6 billion and $3.9 billion.
If the claim is successful, the compensation would be available to those who had a Facebook account between February 2016 and October 2023. Facebook owner Meta previously paid out $725 (£583) million in a US privacy case in 2023.