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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Rkaina

Instagram fined 405m euros by privacy regulator over handling of children’s data

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Ireland’s data privacy regulator has fined Instagram 405 million following an investigation into its handling of children’s data.

“We adopted our final decision last Friday and it does contain a fine of 405 million euro,” said the spokesman for Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner, which is the lead regulator of Instagram’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc .

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