Facebook Inc.’s legal drama over user privacy violations took an expensive turn Wednesday morning with a record-setting $5 billion fine from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, a penalty agency officers said has implications for all companies collecting user data.

The Menlo Park, California-based company has also reached a $100 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over inadequate privacy breach disclosures.

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