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2026-11-14 · Politico

Italy hits Meta with €805m fine over privacy law violation

Italian authorities fined Facebook’s parent company Meta €805 million for using photos and videos from Android phones without users' specific consent, the Italian Data Protection Authority said in a statement Saturday. The fine concerned the "camera roll suggestions when browsing Facebook" feature, which suggests photos and videos from a phone's gallery for users to add to posts. The feature violates the Italian law implementing the EU's ePrivacy directive, the authority said. It is by far the largest fine ever imposed by the Italian regulator.

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