Owner of Facebook and Instagram agrees to stop targeting human rights campaigner after legal agreement

The owner of Facebook and Instagram has agreed to stop targeting a UK citizen with personalised adverts after agreeing a settlement in a landmark privacy case that could set a precedent for millions of social media users.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta also confirmed it was considering charging UK users for an advert-free version of its platforms after the legal agreement that avoided a trial in the high court in London.