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Facebook Pays $643,000 Fine For Role In Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Facebook paid the fine to the U.K.'s data protection watchdog, but it also made no admission of liability.

Facebook has agreed to pay a ÂŁ500,000 (about $643,000) fine to the U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office for its role in the scandal. The fine was originally issued in , as part of the ICO's investigation into the use of social media data for political purposes.

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