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    SMUGGLER promotes Sue Yeon Ahn to U.S. managing director

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    LOS ANGELES --

    SMUGGLER has promoted executive producer Sue Yeon Ahn to U.S. managing director. 

    Based in Los Angeles, Ahn has spent her career in the commercial and music video world, working with brands like Apple, Nike, Calvin Klein, as well as such artists as Jay-Z and Run The Jewels. 

    Patrick Milling Smith, who founded SMUGGLER with Brian Carmody, said that the managing director role is new at SMUGGLER and “one that’s been a long time in coming. Sue brings her unique elegance, focus, and distinct point of view to everything she touches. There are big dreams afoot at SMUGGLER, and we feel very fortunate having the team we do, bristling with ambition and experience–all wanting to swing hard.”

    Ahn executive produced Apple’s “The Underdogs” campaign which was followed by a brilliant sequel in 2020–“The Whole Working-From-Home Thing” directed by DGA Award-nominated Mark Molloy and shot with a minimal crew, innovating the way to produce in the era of COVID. The seven-minute film has continued to sweep awards season, earning a Cannes Gold Lion for Achievement in Production and a Grand Prix at Ciclope. 

    Prior to SMUGGLER, Ahn worked as EP for The Directors Bureau, founded by Roman Coppola. Ahn began her career as an assistant to Coppola, before transitioning into the production space. While at The Directors Bureau, Ahn executive produced Arcade Fire’s “We Exist” music video, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 2014. 

    In her new post, Ahn will continue to executive produce and develop talent across SMUGGLER’s roster.

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    Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta

    Friday, November 22, 2024

    The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.

    The justices heard arguments in November in Meta's bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take up the case in the first place.

    The high court dismissed the company's appeal, leaving in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to go forward.

    Investors allege that Meta did not fully disclose the risks that Facebook users' personal information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump 's first successful Republican presidential campaign in 2016.

    Inadequacy of the disclosures led to two significant price drops in the price of the company's shares in 2018, after the public learned about the extent of the privacy scandal, the investors say.

    Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the company was disappointed by the court's action. "The plaintiff's claims are baseless and we will continue to defend ourselves as this case is considered by the District Court," Stone said in an emailed statement.

    Meta already has paid a $5.1 billion fine and reached a $725 million privacy settlement with users.

    Cambridge Analytica had ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon. It had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million Facebook users. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign.

    The lawsuit is one of two high court cases involving class-action lawsuits against tech companies. The justices also are wrestling with whether to shut down a class action against Nvidia.... Read More

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