Meta received a $24.7 million penalties for failing to disclose campaign finances
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the highest campaign finance penalty in American history, a Washington state judge fined Facebook parent corporation Meta almost $25 million
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for repeatedly and willfully breaking the law requiring campaign contribution disclosure.
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In response to more than 800 infractions of Washington's Fair Campaign Practices Act, which was enacted by voters in 1972
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and later strengthened by the Legislature, King County Superior Court Judge Douglass North imposed the maximum penalty.
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according to Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, was justified in light of the fact that Facebook was previously sued by his agency for breaking the same statute in 2018.
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An email requesting comment from Menlo Park, California-based Meta did not receive a prompt response.
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Anyone who requests it must receive the information from the ad sellers. Newspapers and television networks have consistently abided by the law
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But Meta has consistently protested the regulations, claiming in court that they "unduly burden political speech" and are "nearly hard to completely comply with," making them unlawful.
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Facebook consented to pay $238,000 and made a commitment to transparency in political advertising and campaign financing.