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Chiara Castro

Meta keeps facing privacy backlash - what does this regulatory awakening tell us?

In this photo illustration, the Meta Platforms, Inc. logo is displayed on a smartphone screen.

It's fair to say that Meta's legal department is having a pretty gloomy summer so far.

The Big Tech giant behind the most used social media platforms across the world (Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) has been hit by a wave of privacy complaints, data body regulators' orders, and huge fines in the last few months. July has been especially hard for the company, with the latest being a $220 million fine in Nigeria for breaching local laws on data sharing. 

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