Meta calls slow response to UK FCA takedown order an ‘isolated’ incident
By Phoebe Seers and Martin Coyle ( July 8, 2025, 14:18 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms has described its delayed response to a request by the UK Financial Conduct Authority to take down potentially illegal content from its platform as an “isolated incident.” In April, Lucy Castledine of the FCA had complained that the social media giant had taken six weeks to remove accounts flagged by the regulator as belonging to illegal financial influencers, or “finfluencers.”Social media giant Meta Platforms has described its delayed response to a request by the UK financial markets watchdog to take down potentially illegal content from its platform as an “isolated incident.”...
Prepare for tomorrow’s regulatory change, today
MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term.
Know what others in the room don’t, with features including:
- Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and more
- Custom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needs
- Predictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific
- Curated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timeline
Experience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.