https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mbxxka/facebook-stop-fighting-california-privacy-law

It’s not surprising that major internet companies like Google and Facebook are opposing a major privacy bill proposed in California. And though conspicuous, it’s not surprising that Facebook suddenly decided to drop its fight against the bill at the same time its CEO was being grilled by Congress about the social media network’s ability to protect user data.

Facebook announced on Wednesday that it would stop backing opposition to the California Consumer Privacy Act, a proposition that will appear on the November ballot.