Facebook Dodged a Bullet From the FTC. It Faces Many More.
The social network may have escaped restrictions and financial bruising with the F.T.C.’s settlement, but its pain is just beginning around the world.
Regulators and lawmakers in Washington, Europe and in countries including Canada have already begun multiple investigations and proposing new restrictions against Facebook that will probably embroil it in policy debates and legal wrangling for years to come. And in some of these places, the authorities are increasingly coordinating to form a more united front against the company.
Full article: Facebook Dodged a Bullet From the F.T.C. It Faces Many More. – The New York Times