Irish DPC Fines Meta $414 Million for GDPR Violations concerning Targeted Ads
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta a total of €390 million ($414 million) for its method of getting users to consent to targeted ad campaigns. The first fine relates to its subsidiary Facebook, which amounts to €210 million ($225 million), and the second relates to Instagram, for €180 million ($191 million). The complaint was initially filed in May 2018 in relation to the usage of terms of service to force user consent for targeted ads.