EU fines Instagram $402 million for mishandling data

The GDPR is one of the most demanding documents in terms of privacy, especially when it comes to provisions aimed at protecting the information of minors, since in this sector digital services must comply with extensive principles of transparency and responsibility.

“We adopted our final decision last Friday and it contains a fine of 405 million euros ($402 million). Full details of the decision will be published next week,” Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) said.

Meta responded to this case through a statement sent to Politico, where he said that they updated the social network for more than a year and therefore, “anyone under the age of 18 automatically has their account set to private when they join. Instagram, so only people they know can see what they post and adults can’t send messages if they don’t follow them.”

On the other hand, in a response sent to the AP agency, the company indicated that it does not agree with the way in which the Commission calculated the fine against it and they intend to appeal the decision.