On January 4, 2023, the Irish Data Protection Commission announced the conclusion of two inquiries into the data processing practices of Meta Platforms, Inc. on the Instagram and Facebook platforms.
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On November 25, 2022, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission released a decision fining Meta Platforms, Inc. €265 million for a 2019 data leak involving the personal information of approximately 533 million Facebook users worldwide.
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On September 5, 2022, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner imposed a €405,000,000 fine on Instagram for violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation’s rules on the processing of children’s personal data.
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The Irish Data Protection Commissioner has submitted a draft decision on Facebook Ireland Limited’s data protection compliance to other European regulators under the cooperation mechanism of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The DPC proposed a fine for infringements of the transparency obligations under the GDPR, specifically with respect to the legal basis upon which Facebook relied.
Continue Reading Irish DPC Draft Decision Permits Facebook to Rely on Contractual Necessity for Behavioral Advertising

On September 2, 2021, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission announced a fine of €225 million ($266 million) against WhatsApp Ireland Ltd for failure to meet the transparency requirements of Articles 12-14 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth recently submitted its comments on the Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s consultation on its Draft Regulatory Strategy for 2021-2026, in which the DPC sets out its vision for the next five years.
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