Meta Platforms

€1.2B($1.3B USD)final

Date Issued

2023-05-22

Regulation

Authority

Ireland DPC

Country

Ireland

Violation Type

transfer

Currency

EUR

Violation Summary

Unlawful data transfers to the US in violation of Schrems II. Largest GDPR fine ever.

Articles Violated

Art. 46(1)

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Other Fines for Meta Platforms

DateRegulationAmount (USD)Type
2023-05-22GDPR$1,296,000,000Failure to implement sufficient measures to ensure information security
2023-01-19GDPR$5,940,000Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing
2023-01-04GDPR$421,200,000consent
2022-11-28GDPR$286,200,000data_breach
2022-11-25GDPR$286,200,000Failure to implement sufficient measures to ensure information security
2022-09-05GDPR$437,400,000Failure to comply with data processing principles
2022-09-05GDPR$437,400,000children
2022-09-05GDPR$437,400,000children
2022-03-15GDPR$18,360,000Failure to comply with data processing principles
2022-01-12GDPR$5,940,000consent