UK fines Facebook $69.4 million for failing to supply data

UK fines Facebook $69.4 million for failing to supply data

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https://apnews.com/06a7dd974850142ad26a81657410ed2e

LONDON (AP) — Britain's competition watchdog fined Facebook 50.5 million pounds ($69.4 million) on Wednesday for violating rules during the U.K. investigation into the social media giant’s purchase of Giphy.

The Competition and Markets Authority said Facebook failed to provide required information during the probe. It said it gave the platform multiple warnings and “considers that Facebook’s failure to comply was deliberate.″