an unnamed data subject – Complaint Upheld (Italy, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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An unnamed individual reported that revenge porn was being shared about them on Instagram and Facebook. The Italian data protection authority stepped in to order Meta to take action against this harmful content, showing that platforms must act to protect users from abuse.
What happened
The Italian data protection authority ordered Meta to prevent the spread of revenge porn related to a user on its platforms.
Who was affected
The individual whose revenge porn was being shared on social media was directly affected by this issue.
What the authority found
The authority mandated that Meta take measures to stop the spread of the content and store related material for evidence for 12 months.
Why this matters
This ruling emphasizes the responsibility of social media platforms to protect users from harmful content. Companies should be aware of their obligations to respond to such serious issues.
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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