Meta was fined $1.3 billion

Facebook owner Meta has been fined a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) for handing over data on European Union users to the United States.

On Monday, the Ireland-based Data Protection Commission (DPC), which acts on behalf of the European Union, said the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) had ordered the collection of administrative fines.

As for the fines, Meta says, they have been separated. They are disappointed. The judgment is defective and unjustly rendered. It set a terrible precedent for countless other companies.

Mater Global Affairs President Nick Clegg and Chief Legal Officer Jennifer Newstead said in a blog post that they will appeal the fine.

This is the largest fine under the General Data Protection Regulation. In 2021, Amazon was fined 746 million euros ($807 million) in Luxembourg.  

Earlier, DPC fined Facebook $390 million in January. Facebook forced its users to allow ads to appear, which violated European Union privacy laws. Basically, Facebook displays relevant ads to users by monitoring their online activities.