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ARTICLE · 10 JANUARY 2023

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Data Protection Supervision - Record Fines Imposed On Instagram And Facebook

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The Irish Data Protection Commission (Irish DPC) has imposed a record fine of 405 million euros on Meta Group's social network Instagram.

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Angela Busche LL.M.
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The Irish Data Protection Commission (Irish DPC) has imposed a record fine of 405 million euros on Meta Group's social network Instagram. The accusation: serious violations of the General Data Protection Regulation, or "GDPR" for short. In addition, a number of remedial measures have been ordered. Meta is taking action against the decision. Its key argument: the decision violates the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and is therefore invalid. 

Meta subsidiary Facebook has also been fined 265 million euros following regulatory investigations into the Facebook Search, Facebook Messenger Contact Importer and Instagram Contact Importer tools, triggered by a release of the personal data of up to 533 million Facebook users. The focus is on questions of compliance with the data protection principles "Privacy by Design and by Default".

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