Judge dismisses Washington, DC, privacy lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta


FILE PHOTO Meta Platforms Incs logo is seen on a smartphone in this illustration picture taken October 28 2021. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustration

FILE PHOTO: Meta Platforms Inc's logo is seen on a smartphone in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 2018 privacy lawsuit brought by Washington, D.C., against Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc was dismissed on Thursday by a Superior Court judge, who ruled the firm did not mislead consumers over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

The lawsuit alleged violation of the district's consumer protection law.

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