District Court, District of Columbia April 23, 2020, Civil Action No. 2019-2184 (United States v. Facebook, Inc.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v. Civil Action No. 19-2184 (TJK)

FACEBOOK, INC.,

Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Almost eight years ago, the Federal Trade Commission and Facebook agreed to settle

allegations that Facebook’s information-sharing and privacy practices violated Section 5 of the

Federal Trade Commission Act because they