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Once again, the Irish Data Protection Commission has sanctioned Goal for illicit practices with its users' rights. At the end of November, we told you that the DPC urged Mark Zuckerberg's platform to pay almost 300 million euros for a massive leak that affected more than 530 million users. And, as it is recorded The Verge Once again, the same commission has decreed that the company will have to pay around 400 million euros for violating EU privacy rules.
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This sanction, as the North American portal writes, is divided into different practices the company has carried out with Facebook and Instagram. Regarding the former platform, the company will have to pay 210 million euros, a penalty that drops to 180 million euros in the case of Instagram. This decision follows a consultation session with the European Data Protection Board, a body that ruled that Meta abused the terms of service that users accept.
This resolution is the end of a series of complaints that began in 2018. Thus, for five years, the social network has maintained that users accept the conditions and services of its platforms, which is why they can decide how they manage advertising and who they target according to which products. However, the Irish and European bodies decreed that this is an illicit practice. Finally, they revealed that, in addition to paying the fine, Meta will have to adapt their operations within three months.
Mark Zuckerberg's company has undoubtedly been going through difficult times for several months. In recent weeks, the company has had to face The departure of a historical figure due to his disagreements with the vision of the metaverse from Meta. In addition, recently agreed to pay 700 million euros for a data leak involving Donald Trump, a sanction that he will serve despite declaring that they did not commit any infraction.
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