Fine · Ireland
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited: EUR 405,000,000
- Authority
- Data Protection Commission (Ireland)
- Country
- Ireland
- Date
- Decision of 2 September 2022
- Amount
- EUR 405,000,000, as imposed (not converted)
- Appeal status
- Under appeal (source)
- Provisions cited
- Article 5(1)(a), Article 5(1)(c), Article 6(1), Article 12(1), Article 24, Article 25(1), Article 25(2), Article 35(1)
What the fine was for (summary, not the official text)
Instagram let 13 to 17 year olds run business accounts that published their phone numbers or emails, and set child accounts to public by default.
Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.
Only the authority's decision is authoritative. This is reference material, not legal advice.