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Meta’s $25B Fine Left Out Accountability for Harm From the Cambridge Analytica Data Privacy Scandal

Meta has largely escaped accountability for the underlying political exploitation of harvested data and is trying to close the door on further scrutiny, contends Dr Emma Briant

Nov 13, 2026

CEO of Meta Mark Zuckerberg at a press briefing held by President Donald Trump with AI executives following a meeting on artificial intelligence, at the White House on 29 September 2026 in Washington, DC. Photo: Finn Gomez/Getty Images

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