An Irish division of Meta was fined $1.3 billion for transferring EU-based users’ data to the United States, the largest penalty in the history of European data privacy law.
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta IE) was fined under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), announced in a press release by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). The fine was leveled on the grounds that the company keeps transferring EU citizens’ personal data to the U.S. in violation of privacy regulations.
“The EDPB found that Meta IE’s infringement is very serious since it concerns transfers that are systematic, repetitive and continuous,” EDPB Chair Andrea Jelinek said.