European Union: Data Protection Commission investigation into Meta’s service Facebook over data processing operations

Progress

Current status
in force
31 Dec 2022 in force
05 Dec 2022 under investigation
20 Aug 2018 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

31 Dec 2022
in force

Issued EUR 210 million fine to Meta Ireland for Facebook GDPR Violations

On 31 December 2022, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) adopted its ruling in the investigation conducted into Meta Platforms Ireland Limited concerning its service Facebook, a user-generated content platform, for its data processing activit…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
05 Dec 2022
under investigation

Issued EDPB Binding Decision 3/2022 on Meta Ireland’s Facebook behavioural advertising processing

On 5 December 2022, the European Data Protection Board issued a decision (Binding Decision 3/2022) on the dispute involving the lawfulness and transparency of data processing for behavioural advertising on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited's Facebook s…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
20 Aug 2018
under deliberation

Announced Investigation into Meta Ireland's Facebook for GDPR compliance and data processing operations

On 20 August 2018, the Data Protection Commission Ireland (DPC) initiated an investigation into Meta Ireland's Facebook service to determine its compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The investigation concerned Meta Ireland'…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority