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Italy: Italian Competition and Market Authority investigation into Facebook for continued misleading practices regarding data use

Progress

Current status
in force
09 Feb 2021 in force
07 Dec 2018 in force

Scope

Implementers
Italy
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

09 Feb 2021
in force

Issued ruling in Italian Competition and Market Authority investigation into Facebook for continued misleading practices regarding data use

On 9 February 2021, the Italian competition authority issued a ruling in its investigation into Facebook for misleading practices regarding data use. The Italian Competition and Market Authority fined Facebook a total of EUR 7 million for not implem…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
07 Dec 2018
in force

Issued ruling in Italian Competition and Market Authority investigation into Facebook for misleading practices regarding data use

On 7 December 2018, the Italian competition authority issued a ruling in its investigation into Facebook for misleading practices regarding data use. The Authority fined Facebook 10 million euros for misleading consumers and engaging in unfair comme…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority