Meta Sues FTC Over Its In-House Courts

WASHINGTON— Meta Platforms has challenged the constitutionality of the Federal Trade Commission’s structure, the company’s latest effort to block the regulator from imposing new restrictions on how it can monetize user data. Meta—which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp—sued the FTC on Wednesday in federal court in Washington, alleging “fundamental aspects of the Commission’s structure violate the U.S. Constitution.” Meta takes issue with the FTC’s use of its in-house courts, arguing that in these proceedings the regulator “has a dual role as prosecutor and judge” in violation of due-process guarantees.