Meta hit with $1.3 billion fine for EU data privacy violations.
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Meta has been fined a record 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) by European privacy regulators over the transfer of EU user data to the U.S. The Irish Data Protection Commission alleged that the company infringed the bloc's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when it continued to send the personal data of European citizens to the U.S despite the 2020 European court ruling. Meta used a mechanism called standard contractual clauses to transfer personal data in and out of the EU. This was not blocked by any court of the EU. Meta plans to appeal the decision and the fine.
- Meta fined a record $1.3 billion over EU user data transfers to the U.S. CNBC
- Meta slapped with record $1.3 billion EU fine over data privacy CNN
- Meta Fined $1.3 Billion Over Data Transfers to U.S. The Wall Street Journal
- Facebook fined €1.2bn for mishandling users' data BBC
- Meta Fined $1.3 Billion for Violating E.U. Data Privacy Rules The New York Times
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