The U.S. government and Facebook are negotiating a record, multibillion-dollar fine for the company’s privacy lapses | Washington Post

So perhaps Facebook and/or El Chapo will pay for the wall...

"The fine would be the largest the agency has ever imposed on a technology company, but the two sides have not yet agreed on an exact amount. Facebook has expressed initial concern with the FTC’s demands, one of the people said. If talks break down, the FTC could take the matter to court in what would likely be a bruising legal fight.
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A multi-billion dollar fine would amount to a reckoning for Facebook in the United States after a series of privacy lapses that may have put the personal information of its users at risk. Lawmakers have faulted the company for mishandling that data while failing to crack down on other digital ills, including the rise of online hate speech and the spread of disinformation from Russian operatives and other foreign actors."

The U.S. government and Facebook are negotiating a record, multibillion-dollar fine for the company’s privacy lapses | Washington Post