$3.7-billion UK mass action against Facebook over market dominance rejected – for now
By
Biju Kumar
Facebook on Tuesday temporarily fought off a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to monetise users’ personal data.
However, a London tribunal gave the proposed claimants’ lawyers up to six months to “have another go” at establishing any alleged losses by users.