Meta was fined $277 million Platforms because he did not prevent her leakage personal data of more than half a billion Facebook users.
The Irish Data Protection Commission, the main privacy watchdog for Meta in the European Union, imposed the fine after an investigation found that the company social media had not implemented strict safeguards required by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
In addition to the fine – the third largest under the GDPR – the Data Protection Commission ordered Meta's Irish arm to ensure its processing complies with the law, according to an emailed statement on Monday.
The Irish authority is the chief watchdog for some of its biggest tech companies Valley that have established EU branches in the country, including Meta.
The preference of large technology companies in Ireland is due to the country's very low tax rate,
It launched its investigation after revelations that "a trove of personal Facebook data" had been published on thenetwork. The personal information of 533 million Facebook users appeared on a hacking website last year, and included phone numbers and email addresses.
