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Why Meta shares user data with US Intelligence Agencies

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June 9, 2023

Meta has been hit by the EU with a record fine of 1.2 billion Euros. The reason: Facebook transfers user data of EU citizens to US authorities. But the company also shares user information with foreign government agencies.

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