PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

“The participants had a discussion touching on multiple issues, including the role and responsibility of social media platforms in protecting our democracy, and what steps Congress should take to defend our elections, protect consumer data and encourage competition in the social media space,” the spokesperson told the news outlet.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The Facebook probe announced by attorneys general in September now has 40 states signed on to investigate allegations of the social media giant’s anti-competitive practices, The Washington Post reported on Monday (Oct. Sources told Reuters that several state attorneys general met with U.S. 9 outside the U.S. Supreme Court.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The social media giant has also been under scrutiny via multiple antitrust investigations. In addition, state attorneys general led by Texas and New York are separately launching official antitrust investigations into Facebook, as well as Google.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 13, 2020

Complaints were received from servicemembers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with the largest number of complaints coming from California, Texas, and Florida (states that the OSA pointed out have the largest veteran concentrations). In FY19, the same overall number of complaints (34,600) were submitted as in FY18.

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