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Meta fined $887M in Italy over Android gallery photos, videos on Facebook

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The Associated Press. (2026, November 14). Meta fined $887M in Italy over Android gallery photos, videos on Facebook. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/meta-fined-887-million-italy-android-gallery-photos-138145127

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Italy fined Meta $887 million for using photos and videos from Android users’ galleries on Facebook without proper consent, violating a European privacy directive incorporated into Italian law. The Italian Data Protection Authority found that the feature was enabled by default and that Facebook requested gallery access through a single permission covering multiple app functions. The authority gave Meta 60 days to disable the feature and seek separate consent, with the fine amounting to about 0.47% of Meta’s global turnover.
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10%
1 of 10 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
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Topics

Android European Facebook Italy Meta

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Meta ORG · 6× Facebook ORG · 4× Italy GPE · 4× European NORP · 2× Italian NORP · 2× Meta Platforms Ireland Limited ORG · 1× ROME GPE · 1× The Italian Data Protection Authority ORG · 1×

Narrative

Italy announced an €805 million ($887 million) fine against Meta on Saturday for using photos and videos from Android users’ galleries on Facebook without specific consent or adequate disclosure.
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Meta fined $887M in Italy over Android gallery photos, videos on Facebook · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 1 hedged)

Meta fined $887M in Italy over Android gallery photos, videos on Facebook Meta violated a European privacy directive incorporated into Italian law. asserted
Meta → fin → law
Italy announced an €805 million ($887 million) fine against Meta on Saturday for using photos and videos from Android users’ galleries on Facebook without specific consent or adequate disclosure. asserted
Italy → announce → consent
The Italian Data Protection Authority said the feature, called “Get suggestions from gallery when browsing Facebook,” violated a European privacy directive incorporated into Italian law. asserted
feature → say → law
The directive protects smartphones as part of a person’s private sphere and requires “free and informed consent” for such access, the authority said. asserted
authority → protect → access
Investigators found that the feature was enabled by default and that Facebook requested gallery access through a single permission covering multiple app functions with different purposes. asserted
Facebook → find → purposes
The authority gave Meta 60 days to disable the feature and seek separate consent for its use. asserted
authority → give → use
Italy has about 20 million Android users, the agency said. asserted
agency → have → users
Meta made no immediate comment. asserted
Meta → make → comment
The fine was imposed on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, which challenged Italy’s jurisdiction, according to the statement. uncertain
which → impose → statement
The authority said Meta’s “lack of cooperation” with the investigation factored into the penalty, which amounts to approximately 0.47% of the group’s global turnover. asserted
which → say → turnover
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