It convinced the high court in March 2023 to not hear an appeal, which is considered to be a win that allowed the watchdog to continue its prosecution. In June 2023, the country’s federal court ordered Meta and the privacy commissioner to enter mediation. “Today’s settlement represents the largest ever payment dedicated to addressing concerns about the privacy of individuals in Australia,” the Australian Information Commissioner Elizabeth Tydd said. Cambridge Analytica, a British consulting firm, was known to have kept personal data of millions of Facebook users without their permission, before using the data predominantly for political advertising, including assisting Donald Trump and the Brexit campaign in the UK. A Meta spokesperson told Reuters that the company had settled the lawsuit in Australia on a no admission basis, closing a chapter on allegations regarding past practices of the firm. In this article META -0.24 (-0.04%) After Hours Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE