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Media, telecoms and broadcasting companies have absorbed roughly 70% of all corporate GDPR fine value, per CMS's GDPR Enforcement Tracker Report 2026 (data through March 1, 2026). See how fine totals, case counts, and average penalties compare across every tracked industry sector.
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The FTC can seek up to $53,088 per violation for an undisclosed paid endorsement in 2026, an unchanged ceiling from 2025 after a data lapse blocked the usual inflation adjustment. See how that maximum has climbed since 2021 and what the FTC has actually collected from influencer cases so far.
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Five class-action lawsuits filed against Celsius, Shein, Revolve, Alo Yoga, and Beach Bunny Swimwear in early 2025 sought a combined $1.1 billion over undisclosed influencer and affiliate partnerships, per Morgan Lewis's June 2025 case tracking. See the damages by company, the FTC rule behind every claim, and how each case has played out since.
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Eight confirmed FTC dark pattern settlements disclosed since 2020 total $3.31 billion, led by Amazon's $2.5 billion Prime case, per PrivacyTerms.io's compilation of Federal Trade Commission press releases and consent orders. See every case, the mean-versus-median gap, and how the total has grown since 2020.
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California's privacy regulator has fined 8 data brokers a combined $385,400 for failing to register under the Delete Act, according to CPPA enforcement announcements published between November 2024 and January 2026. See every case, the average fine, and how enforcement has accelerated.
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Facebook's $650 million settlement, approved in February 2021, is still the largest confirmed payout under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, according to Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP. See how it ranks against the 9 other largest confirmed BIPA settlements, which together total roughly $949 million.
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