Friday, 24 March, 2023

Instagram fined 405M euros in teen data case by Irish watchdog

<p>Irish regulators are hitting Instagram with a hefty fine after an inquiry that revealed Instagram handled the personal data of teenagers improperly and in violation of stringent European Union data privacy laws. The corporation will be fined 405M euros ($402M). The specifics won&#39;t be made public until next week. After Luxembourg&#39;s regulators penalized Amazon 746M euros last year, the penalty is the second-largest one imposed under the EU&#39;s strict privacy laws.</p>