Instagram Fined Over 400 Million Euros By Ireland For Mishandling Children’s Data

The Irish Data Protection Commission launched an inquiry into Instagram in 2020 for mishandling children’s data, which resulted in Instagram being fined over 400 million euros.

Instagram, which is owned by Meta, was found to have broken the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is a European privacy legislation, and the Irish Data Protection Commission has fined the company 405 million euros ($403 million).

The Irish Data Protection Commission launched an inquiry into Insta...

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