MediaLab.AI, Inc. – €284,450 Fine (United Kingdom, 2026)

€284,450Information Commissioner's Office5 February 2026United Kingdom
final
Fine

General GDPR enforcement action

This case relates to broader data protection obligations, not specifically to cookie or consent banner compliance. It is not included in cookie statistics or the Risk Calculator.

The UK DPA has imposed a fine of GBP 247,590 (EUR 284,450) on MediaLab.AI, Inc.The controller of the image-sharing and hosting platform Imgur failed to implement age verification. This resulted in the controller processing children's data without sufficient legal basis, as the consent given was not provided by the children's parents or carers.

GDPR Articles Cited

AI-verified

Art. 8 GDPR
Art. 35 GDPR
Art. 5(1)(a) GDPR
Art. 6(1) GDPR
View original scraped data
Unknown

Original data from scraper before AI verification against source document.

National Law Articles

AI-identified

Section 123 DPA 2018
Source verified 6 March 2026
articles corrected
national law identified
Full Legal Summary

The UK DPA has imposed a fine of GBP 247,590 (EUR 284,450) on MediaLab.AI, Inc.The controller of the image-sharing and hosting platform Imgur failed to implement age verification. This resulted in the controller processing children's data without sufficient legal basis, as the consent given was not provided by the children's parents or carers.

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for MediaLab.AI, Inc. in UK

This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.

Details

Fine Date

5 February 2026

Authority

Information Commissioner's Office

Fine Amount

€284,450

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-3030

About this data

Data: CMS GDPR Enforcement Tracker
Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
AI-verified and classified

Cite as: Cookie Fines. MediaLab.AI, Inc. - United Kingdom (2026). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu

Report Inaccuracy

Last updated: