FTC
PENDING
cease and desist
14 Feb 2026
FTC opens preliminary inquiry into Paragon export practices
The Federal Trade Commission opened a non-public inquiry into Paragon Solutions and its US subsidiaries regarding compliance with Section 5 of the FTC Act in light of reports of spyware deployment against US persons. Status: pending; inquiry confirmed via formal acknowledgement to plaintiffs' counsel.
FTC
SETTLED
consent decree
24 Jul 2019
$5.00B
FTC fines Meta $5B over Cambridge Analytica privacy violations
The FTC imposed a $5 billion penalty on Facebook (now Meta) — the largest privacy-related fine in US history at the time — and required substantial restrictions on the company's privacy practices following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The settlement modified a 2012 consent decree, restructured Facebook's corporate decisionmaking, and required Zuckerberg-level certifications of compliance.