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US regulators hit Facebook with '$5bn fine'

13/07/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, US regulators hit Facebook with '$5bn fine'

The record fine was reportedly paid to settle data privacy violations

The US Federal Trade Commission has reportedly hit the social media giant Facebook with a $5bn fine to settle an investigation into data privacy violations. This could have big implications for Facebook users around the world. 

Also in the programme: The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Disaster Risk Reduction on how to prepare for a natural disaster; And a new art gallery opens in Berlin - using columns in a not so grand design.

Photo: The Facebook logo. Credit:Loic Venance/AFP.

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