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ARTICLE · 25 MAY 2023

Meta Fined Record $1.3 Billion Under GDPR And Enjoined From Transferring Data, Threatening All Data Transfers From EU To US

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Today, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) published its long-anticipated decision regarding the legality of Meta's transfers of personal data from the EU to the US.

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Today, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) published its long-anticipated decision regarding the legality of Meta's transfers of personal data from the EU to the US. The Irish DPC found that even when using the new 2021 Standard Contractual Clauses and supplemental measures, Meta's transfers violated the GDPR. Under the decision, the Irish DPC issued a $1.3 billion fine and order for Meta to cease transferring personal data in violation of GDPR. Meta has indicated through an online response that it intends to appeal the decision and seek a stay of the order.

This decision is monumental because it threatens all data transfers from the EU to the US. While the record fine may be the headline, the injunction is the bigger issue. Meta used the same data transfer framework relied on by most companies, and implemented supplemental measures beyond those of many companies. Even with these measures, the DPC was still concerned that Meta could not protect EU data from the

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