an unnamed data subject – Complaint Upheld (Italy, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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A person reported that revenge porn about them was being shared on Instagram and Facebook. The Italian data protection authority stepped in to order the platforms to take action, which is crucial for protecting individuals from online harassment. This shows that social media companies must act quickly to remove harmful content.
What happened
The Italian data protection authority ordered Facebook and Meta to prevent the spread of revenge porn related to a user.
Who was affected
The individual whose personal images were being shared without consent.
What the authority found
The authority mandated that the platforms take measures to stop the distribution of the harmful content and store it for evidence.
Why this matters
This action emphasizes the responsibility of social media companies to protect users from harmful content. It sets a precedent for how online platforms should handle similar cases in the future.
National Law Articles
Entities Involved
The Italian DPA was notified by the data subject that revenge porn related to them was being spread on Instagram and Facebook. The data subject asked the DPA to intervene pursuant to Article 144-bis of the Italian Privacy Code.Codice in materia di protezione dei dati personali - d. lgs. 30 giugno 2003, n. 196,, Art. 144-bis, available [https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/dettaglio/codici/datiPersonali/ here] The DPA ordered Facebook Italy and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited to adopt measures to prevent the spread of the revenge porn related to the data subject on its platforms. The DPA also ordered Facebook Italy and Meta Platforms Ireland to store any material related to this for 12 moths, so it can be used as evidence. Furthermore, measures must be taken to prevent the direct identification of the data subject.
Outcome
Complaint Upheld
A data subject complaint that was upheld by the DPA.
Related Enforcement Actions (3)
Other enforcement actions involving an unnamed data subject in IT
Complaint Upheld
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About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. an unnamed data subject - Italy (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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