MLex Summary: The US asked a federal court in Washington DC to deny Meta Platforms’ renewed motion to stop the Federal Trade Commission from reopening a 2020 enforcement action over alleged privacy violations. Meta’s motion was filed after an appeals court overturned a lower court ruling that had dismissed Meta’s challenge and remanded the case. “Meta negotiated the 2020 settlement against a statutory backdrop that allows the Commission to modify its own administrative order, with judicial review occurring thereafter in the court of appeals,” the US said in its opposition to Meta’s motion.

*Corrected on April 7, 2026 at 21:48 GMT: A previous version of this statement incorrectly said Meta was attempting to reopen the proceedings.