DPC fine: Meta, legal basis for ads (Facebook and Instagram) privacy case

Irish Data Protection Commission · decided Jan 4, 2023 · Decided

The DPC found Meta could not rely on its terms of service (contract) as the legal basis for personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram.

The case

Against: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
Regulator: Irish Data Protection Commission
Decided: Jan 4, 2023
Status: Decided
Outcome: The DPC fined Meta a total of EUR 390 million (EUR 210 million for Facebook, EUR 180 million for Instagram) and ordered it to bring its processing into compliance.
Amount: EUR 390 million
Law tested: GDPR on Regulations

1 dated entry

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Jan 4, 2023	Decision: DPC fine: Meta, legal basis for ads (Facebook and Instagram)	Decision	Link

When	Case	Kind	Status	Filed
Sep 25Further Case Management Conference Todaynext date	Kadrey v. MetaFurther Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.	Copyright	Active	Jul 7, 2023
Oct 5Status Conference tentatively in 10dnext date	In re Consumer Vehicle Driving Data Tracking LitigationStatus Conference tentativelyActivePrivacyN.D. Ga.	Privacy	Active	Jun 7, 2024
Oct 6Next Case Management Conference in 11dnext date	In re Meta Pixel Healthcare LitigationNext Case Management ConferenceActivePrivacyN.D. Cal.	Privacy	Active	Jun 17, 2022
Oct 14An in-person status hearing is in 19dnext date	In re Clearview AI Consumer Privacy LitigationAn in-person status hearing isSettledPrivacyN.D. Ill.23% equity stake in Clearview AI	Privacy	Settled	Jan 8, 2021
Apr 19, 2027Jury Trial in 7monext date	United States v. Cerebral (health data for ads)Jury TrialSettledPrivacyS.D. Fla.$7 million	Privacy	Settled	Apr 12, 2024
Aug 31Filed 25d agofiled	Isbell v. SunoActivePrivacyD. Mass.	Privacy	Active	Aug 31
Aug 26Filed 30d agofiled	Texas AG v. Meta: child safety settlementSettledConsumer protectionTexas Attorney Generalover $1 billion	Consumer protection	Settled	Aug 26
Aug 21Filed 35d agofiled	Dutch DPA fine: Uber, automated driver deactivationDecidedPrivacyDutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)EUR 824,990,000	Privacy	Decided	Aug 21

Caption and links

Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Facebook and Instagram)