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Italy fines Meta €805m over accessing users' photos

Covered by 5 sources · 1 wire story + 3 independent reports First reported 16:29 · updated 03:12

How each outlet tells it

Wire story · carried by BBC News, The Star, Kenya

Italy fines Meta €805m over accessing users' photos

The social media giant is accused of not informing about 20 million users it had access to their photos.

Carried by 2 outlets in 2 countries

BBC News GB 16:29
The Star, Kenya KE 17:15

PunchNG · private

Italy fines Meta €805m over access to users’ photos without consent

Italian regulators have fined Meta €805 million for accessing photos and videos of 20 million Android users without their specific consent for a feature.

Read at Punch

The GuardianGB · private

Italy fines Meta $887m for accessing Android users’ photos and videos

The fine is among the largest an Italian authority has imposed on a tech giant and Meta says it plans to appeal the decision Italy’s data protection agency…

Read at The Guardian

NDTVIN · private

Italy Fines Meta $880 Million For Accessing Users' Photos Without Consent

The Italian penalty imposed on Facebook relates to its gallery suggestions feature.

Read at NDTV

How the story developed

16:29 BBC News first reports it

17:15 The Star, Kenya: Italy fines Meta €805m over accessing users' photos

21:07 Punch: Italy fines Meta €805m over access to users’ photos without consent

02:02 The Guardian: Italy fines Meta $887m for accessing Android users’ photos and videos

03:12 NDTV: Italy Fines Meta $880 Million For Accessing Users' Photos Without Consent