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Publicis Health, a subsidiary of Publicis Groupe, has agreed to pay $350 million to settle claims that its advertising campaigns for Purdue Pharma contributed to the opioid crisis. The settlement, reached with the office of New York State Attorney General Letitia James, also prohibits Publicis from accepting future contracts related to the marketing or sale of opioids. The payment is part of a larger effort to hold companies accountable for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic, with fines directed towards opioid abatement, treatment, and prevention. Publicis is the first advertising agency to be held responsible in this way. [Extracted from the article]

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in an effort to block new restrictions on how it can monetize user data. Meta argues that the FTC's use of its in-house courts violates due-process guarantees, as the regulator has a dual role as prosecutor and judge. The company is seeking an injunction to prevent the FTC from implementing the proposed restrictions, which include a blanket prohibition on monetizing data of children and teens under 18. This lawsuit follows a federal judge's decision to allow the FTC to proceed with the new limits by modifying a 2020 settlement with Meta. The Supreme Court's conservative majority has previously expressed skepticism towards the use of administrative courts within federal agencies. [Extracted from the article]