Meta Platforms

€225.0M($243.0M USD)final

Date Issued

2021-09-02

Regulation

Authority

Data Protection Authority of Ireland

Country

Ireland

Violation Type

Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing

Currency

EUR

Articles Violated

Art. 5 (1) a)

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