Meta, the American multinational social media giant that caused consternation around the world after it recently decided to overhaul its content moderation and fact-checking policies, has discreetly agreed to pay $9 million to settle a Quebec class action that alleged Facebook violated the privacy rights of users by providing access to their personal and private information to third parties without their consent.
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Request for recusal highlights need for judicial guidelines over social media
A Quebec judge who was asked by defence lawyers to recuse herself from presiding over a multi-defendant drug trial because many of her “friends” on Facebook are Crown prosecutors highlights the need for a comprehensive guideline to help judges navigate the world of social media and developing technologies, assert legal observers. (more…)