From PC Mag: Instagram faces a €405 million ($403 million) fine from the Irish Data Protection Commission for alleged violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
After a two-year investigation into claims Instagram infringed on children's privacy by publishing the email addresses and phone numbers of kids aged 13 to 17, DPC issued the sanction, which was first reported by Politico.
The Irish DPC confirmed the fine in an email to PCMag, and said "full details of the decision" will be released next week.
Meta, however, argued that it's made great strides over the past year and a half toward protecting young people on Instagram. "This inquiry focused on old settings that we updated over a year ago, and we've since released many new features to help keep teens safe and their information private," a company spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
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