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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Meta Platforms, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Meta Platforms Inc.
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $24,660,000
Year: 2022
Date: October 26, 2022
Offense Group: miscellaneous offenses
Primary Offense: campaign finance violation
Violation Description: Meta was ordered to pay a $24.6 million penalty in judgment of charges the company violated state election transparency laws by failing to provide records on political advertisements to the public.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Washington Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Washington
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: internet services
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.