After looking into Instagram’s management of children’s data, Dublin, Ireland’s data privacy authority decided to impose a record fine of 405 million euros ($402 million) on the social network, a watchdog representative said.
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According to a spokeswoman for Instagram’s parent company, Meta, the firm expects to fight the sanction.
The inquiry, which got off in 2020, concentrated on young users between the ages of 13 and 17 with access to business accounts, making it easier for the user’s phone number and email address to be made public.
The lead regulator for Instagram and Facebook’s parent firm spokeswoman for Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner stated, “We adopted our final judgment last Friday and it does involve a fine of 405 million euros.”
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The decision’s complete contents would be released the following week.
A representative for Meta claimed that Instagram launched additional tools to protect young users’ privacy and safety after updating its settings over a year ago.
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