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 Instagram in 2020 as a result of the social media platform's policy of making accounts of children between the ages of 13 and 17 public by default. Children were able to create business accounts on Instagram, exposing their phone numbers and email addresses to the world.

A commission spokeswoman confirmed to Reuters that the platform controlled by Meta was subject to a 405 million euro fine as a result of the EU's final ruling. Only next week will more information on the subject be released.

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