Meta Platforms Ireland Limited – €180,000,000 Fine (Ireland, 2022)

€180,000,000Data Protection Commission31 December 2022Ireland
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The Irish DPC imposed EUR 180,000,000 on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited for its Instagram service in inquiry IN-18-5-7, decided on 31 December 2022. The Belgian Instagram user represented by noyb was the complainant, not the company fined. The separate Facebook fine of EUR 210,000,000 is recorded in case 2054.

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The Irish DPC imposed EUR 180,000,000 on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited for its Instagram service in inquiry IN-18-5-7, decided on 31 December 2022. The Belgian Instagram user represented by noyb was the complainant, not the company fined. The separate Facebook fine of EUR 210,000,000 is recorded in case 2054.

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Dec 2022· Data Protection Commission

The Irish DPC imposed EUR 210,000,000 on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited for its Facebook service in inquiry IN-18-5-5, decided on 31 December 2022. Th...

€210.0M
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Dec 2022

Fine

€180.0M

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May 2023· Data Protection Commission

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€1.2B
Fine
Sept 2024· Data Protection Commission

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Dec 2024· Data Protection Commission

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€251.0M

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Fine Date

31 December 2022

Authority

Data Protection Commission

Fine Amount

€180,000,000

GDPRhub ID

gdprhub-5619

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