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Coverage dated October 26, 2022

Meta fined $24.7M for campaign finance disclosure violations

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A Washington state judge has fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million for repeated, willful violations of campaign finance disclosure laws. The penalty issued by King County Superior Court Judge Douglass North on Wednesday was the maximum allowed.

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  1. KOB 4

    Meta fined $24.7M for campaign finance disclosure violations (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    A Washington state judge has fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million for repeated, willful violations of campaign finance disclosure laws. The penalty issued by King County Superior Court Judge Douglass North on Wednesday was the maximum allowed.

  2. NPR

    Facebook's parent is fined nearly $25M for violating a campaign finance disclosure law (opens NPR)

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    The penalty issued by a Washington state judge was the maximum allowed for more than 800 violations of the state's Fair Campaign Practices Act.

  3. KING 5 Seattle

    Facebook parent company fined in largest campaign finance penalty in U.S. history (opens KING 5 Seattle)

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    A Washington state judge fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million in what is believed to be the largest campaign finance penalty in U.S. history.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Facebook parent company fined nearly $25 million for violating campaign finance law (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been fined nearly $25 million by the state of Washington for violating its campaign finance laws.

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