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Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy
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- tech is connected to US because Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes jailed
- courts is connected to US because a judge halted the DOJ pressure campaign on election officials
- privacy is connected to tech because Google will delete location history data
- tech is connected to Meta because Facebook owner to cut 10,000 staff
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