Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has agreed to settle the Cambridge Analytica lawsuit, which accuses the social network platform of allowing third parties, including the British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to access user data for $725 million. The settlement was reached in a case by Facebook users that alleged that the company violated numerous federal and state laws by sharing their personal data without their consent with third-party app developers and businesses.

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