Canada Competition Bureau Hits Facebook With $9 Million Penalty

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File-This Oct. 23, 2019, file photo shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thurs. Dec. 12, 2019. Canada's competition bureau has fined Facebook $9 million for misleading Canadians about control over their Faebook data.

The social media firm will pay an additional $500,000 to cover the costs of the bureau’s investigation.

 

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9 million is this a joke, that's like me pulling 9 cents out of my pocket. What's farce.

Do you almost emptied out zuckerberg’s change purse.

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